Tourism

Ayia Napa’s municipality on Friday unveiled its new ‘Code of Ethics for Tourism in Ayia Napa’ in an effort to transform the resort into a model, modern, attractive and ...

Air travel restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic almost halved airport revenues in 2020, according to the annual Airport Economics Report and key performance indicators (KPIs) by Airports Council International (ACI) ...

Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced that Paul Sies has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer, with Sies officially assuming the role on May 20. “Mr Sies has extensive ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) on Friday announced that it welcomes the positions adopted by the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament regarding the revision of the EU Emissions ...

The magnitude of the impact on the Cyprus economy from the war in Ukraine will depend on the duration of hostilities, and sanctions against Russia, Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) ...

British Airways owner IAG (ICAG.L) said on Thursday it has agreed to order 50 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets for delivery between 2023 and 2027, in a vote of confidence in the ...

Hermes Airports on Tuesday announced that in May a total of 223 flights across 55 destinations are operating on a weekly basis from Paphos International Airport. In more detail, Paphos Airport this ...

Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) president Thanos Michaelides on Tuesday said that hoteliers are currently faced with two challenges,the difficulty of finding staff, but also the high cost of of ...

A cruise ship carrying around 1,000 passengers from Israel docked at Larnaca port on Friday after a two-year hiatus of the service due to the Covid-19 restrictions. The Crown Iris cruise ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday defended the government’s actions to deal with the recent rise in consumer prices, saying that the measures that have been taken so far ...

Dubai’s main airport on Thursday reported its busiest quarter in two years as the rebound in international travel gains pace, with its chief executive predicting Dubai International could see ...

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) said on Tuesday it had agreed to work with Saudi Arabia to explore opportunities to develop the air market in the kingdom, which ...

Royal Jordanian Airlines on Monday announced that they are aiming to double their fleet over the next five years in order to increase tourist inflows into Jordan, with the latter ...

British Airways owner IAG (ICAG.L) has scaled back plans to ramp up short-haul capacity at Heathrow airport, saying a cut of around 5 per cent to its summer schedule would ...

Cyprus’ Fiscal Council on Tuesday announced that it has approved the forecasts and estimates submitted through the Stability Programme. The council also warned that if there is any delay in ...

This summer is looking to be a busy one for Paphos Airport, with 59 destinations in 21 countries connected through flights by 15 airlines that will gradually exceed 250 per week, Transport Minister Yiannis ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios earlier this week said that small, local communities are at the heart of the national tourism strategy moving forward. Perdios’ comments were part of ...

The Famagusta Tourism Board (Etap) on Thursday night held an event designed to showcase the district’s tourist product to Polish tour operators. The presentation took place at the Thalassa ...

Google results for Cyprus in the past few months topped the number of searches for the island in 2019, a record year for Cypriot visitors, deputy minister for tourism Savvas Perdios ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus in March 2022 amounted to 128,840, with arrivals for the first quarter of the year reaching 244,705, according to data released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

The Paphos branch of the association of hospitality venues (Sikap) on Wednesday announced that venue capacity in Polis Chrysochous reached 60 per cent during April. Ntinos Paraskeva, one of the association’...

The hotel occupancy rate in the Paphos district during the Catholic and Orthodox Easter period stood at 60 per cent, according to the president of the Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) Thanos ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit in January of this year amounted to €523.6 million, compared to €434.3 million in the corresponding month of 2021, according to data released on Tuesday by the Cyprus Statistical Office (...

The number of commercial flights to and from Cyprus in March 2022 were 17 per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by Eurostat. The decline for Cyprus was softer ...