#tourism

The tourism sector showed ‘tangible growth’ in 2022, which was on Tuesday put down to increased air connectivity and policies introduced by the government over the last 10 years at the annual ...

Low-cost airline Ryanair announced on Monday five new routes departing from Paphos airport starting next summer, as well as an increase in the airport-based fleet from two to four aircrafts. ...

Short-term rentals increasing, with concerns they are spiralling out of control By Nick Theodoulou Is the party for short-term rentals coming to an end, with a heavy hangover on the ...

Although it has been a difficult year for Cyprus tourism, 2022 has been a “very very good year” in terms of arrivals from the UK, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said ...

Close to 7,500 passengers travelled the Greece-Cyprus ferry link this past summer, surpassing the government’s expectations, as authorities vowed the service will be further improved for the coming season – along ...

Around 8,000 beds will be available for tourists in the Paphos district through the winter months, while a digital campaign promoting the area to potential visitors will be underway until mid-December, ...

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has brought around 400,000 tourists to Cyprus so far this year and the goal is to double that by the end of 2022, acting network officer at the ...

‘Petty politics’ has seen two ministers argue with the auditor general this week in a war of words that does not look like it is going anywhere The government is ...

Revenue from tourism was up 141 per cent between January and July of 2022 compared to last year, totaling €1.217bn, according to the statistical service. For July 2022 the revenues reached €381m compared ...

Hoteliers and businesses are disappointed by the government decision to suspend financial incentives to airlines to use Larnaca and Paphos airports, they said on Thursday. The director-general of the Cyprus ...

All signs are pointing towards a return to normality within the tourism industry, president of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe), Haris Loizides said on Tuesday, marked internationally as World Tourism ...

The EU tourism industry, and that of Cypurs, is bouncing strongly back from the Covid-19 pandemic, with data for 2022 closely mirroring that for 2019, a report released by Eurostat on Tuesday ...

Tourism in Cyprus is gaining a new orientation, in line with the national tourism strategy 2030, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism said in a statement on Monday, ahead of World Tourism ...

After reaching the target of surpassing the number of flights recorded last year, the deputy ministry of tourism is preparing for a “difficult” 2023, as the end of the war in ...

Larnaca has been shortlisted as a European Destination of Excellence (Eden) in an EU initiative aimed at rewarding the best achievements in sustainable tourism and green transition practices in smaller ...

A total of €1 million in revenues are expected to be collected by Peyia municipality from two kiosks, sunbeds and umbrellas at Peyia municipal beach, mayor Marinos Lambrou said on Friday. ...

Melissa Hekkers went on board to see the sinking of 60 amphorae By 10am the boat that was driving us to our meeting point was anchored in place. At about one ...

The Paphos tourism board (Etap) is satisfied with the town’s air connectivity for the coming winter period, it said. Etap managing director Nasos Hadjigeorgiou said that despite the fact ...

The Larnaca tourism board is to place dozens of clay amphorae along the natural reef next to the sunken vessel LEF1, which lies one kilometre off the coast at Voroklini ...

There is an excellent weekly programme on Greek TV four times a week called We stay in Greece on the topic holidays in Greece. This series on a weekly basis ...

Over 43,000 people visited museums and other archaeological sites in the Larnaca district this year, data from the department of antiquities showed on Friday. Among the most popular sites were the ...

Iole Damaskinos samples the Aphrodite family eco-camping site bordering the Akamas As a sustainability advocate, nature lover and avid fan of responsible backcountry camping, I was excited to hear about ...

Approximately 45,000 passengers per day on 730 flights will arrive and depart from the airports of Larnaca and Paphos during the August holiday this weekend, the airport operator said on Saturday. Hermes ...

Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports in July, 82 per cent of the traffic for the corresponding month in 2019. “August is considered peak season and there ...