Tourism

Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis visited London this week, where he held a series of meetings with major tourism organisations and airlines to discuss the outlook for British ...

Paralimni has been awarded 18 out of the total 76 Blue Flags across Cyprus and has also secured the top position in swimming water cleanliness, according to a statement released by the ...

President of the Larnaca Hoteliers Association Marios Polyviou on Wednesday reported a slight decrease in tourist bookings in Larnaca compared to last year, noting that arrivals to the island are ...

The bankruptcy of Europe’s third-largest tour operator FTI Group will adversely impact tourist bookings in Cyprus, hotel industry officials warned on Monday. FTI filed for insolvency in the Munich ...

President of the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council Marinos Kineyirou on Monday called for stricter regulation of short-term rentals in Cyprus. The council president highlighted the adverse impacts on ...

Cypriots are planning their summer holidays in record numbers, booking airline tickets and hotel beds with a fervour that could set a new high for outbound travel. According to tour ...

Aircraft shortages are turning into a moneymaker for some airlines as the dearth of supply allows carriers to sell new planes to leasing companies at much higher prices than they ...

Larnaca on Friday unveiled a new corporate identity, marking a pivotal moment for the city’s tourism, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis. He emphasised that the rebranding ...

Royal Jordanian Airlines this week announced that it will operate eight flights per week from Paphos airport to Jordan during the summer season. “From June 13 to September 13, Royal Jordanian will ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis pointed out the imperative of preserving tourist hotspots, particularly beaches, at the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) event titled ‘Beach without Plastics’. The gathering ...

The Limassol Boat Show was officially inaugurated on Thursday evening at the Limassol Marina by Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis. In a brief address, Koumis highlighted that the Limassol ...

European low-cost airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) forecast a higher annual profit on Thursday on the back of a strong summer and robust travel demand, after swinging to an annual ...

Cyprus witnessed a decline in air passenger traffic in April of this year, despite record highs in the preceding months, according to a report by Hermes Airports. The downturn is ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released a global progress report on the implementation of baggage tracking, showing that European airlines lag behind in adopting the latest measures proposed ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Friday said that tourist arrivals for the first four months of 2024 indicate that the island can achieve its goals for the year, despite ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus in April 2024 amounted to 333,563, marking a decline of 2.7 per cent from 342,736 in April 2023, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Over ...

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism recently revised the inventory of hotels and tourist accommodations in Cyprus, with the majority of these not meeting the necessary compliance criteria. The latest data ...

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism announced on Wednesday that the license renewal process for self-catering accommodation units, including villas, houses, and apartments, has started. This process will solely be conducted ...

President of the Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides this week raised concerns about a slowdown in summer bookings, indicating that 2024 may see a downturn compared to previous years. Michaelides ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis on Tuesday said that the total seat capacity airlines expect to offer for trips to Cyprus in the coming months will be similar to last ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis has extolled the value of sports tourism, saying that it can have a multiplier effect on the local economy, after having noted the segment’...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue surged by 15 per cent year-on-year in February 2024, marking a significant recovery following a slight 0.9 per cent dip in the first month of the year, according to a ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) tourist market for Cyprus is steadily on the rise, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis, who stressed the need for increased attention to ...

Hotel occupancy rates in Cyprus are expected to be lower during the upcoming summer, compared to the same period in 2023, according to the president of the hotelier’s association (Pasyxe) ...