#tourism

This year many more tourists who arrive at Larnaca airport are going directly to the north for their holidays compared to previous years, according to a tourism industry expert. Head ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis described Saudi Arabia as a potentially significant tourism market for Cyprus. The minister’s comments were made during his visit to Saudi Arabia this ...

The Limassol tourism organisation (Etal) has created a new nature trail in the east of the district, which goes by the name Gyrismata, with the aim of attracting more tourists ...

People considering a visit to the village of Fikardou can now check it out beforehand from their comfort of their own homes after a group from the Cyprus University of ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue reached €217.6 million in April 2023, compared to €185.1 million in the same month of the previous year, marking a 17.6 per cent increase, according to a report by the state’...

Cyprus tourism sector expects full recovery by 2024, with industry stakeholders cautiously optimistic as they navigate the current set of challenges By Kyriacos Nicolaou The recovery of the Cyprus tourism sector ...

Tourism is returning to pre-pandemic levels, deputy minister for tourism Costas Koumis said on Friday. Speaking to Cybc radio, Koumis was optimistic about the tourism industry, saying that it is ...

The tourism industry faces “important environmental and economic challenges ahead,” President Nikos Christodoulides warned on Tuesday addressing the Cyprus Hoteliers’ Association’s (Pasyxe) general assembly in Nicosia. The current world ...

In order to reduce the amount of rubbish seen on Paphos streets, the number of cleaning crews has increased, Head of Sanitary Services at the municipality Christos Christou said on ...

One third more visitors arrived in Cyprus this May than last year, official statistics showed on Tuesday after 420,076 people arrived. During the same month last year 315,018 tourists arrived. From January ...

Staffing issues, cost increases and a lack of diplomatic missions with some countries were the main concerns raised by the Limassol hoteliers as Pasyxe met on Monday. The hoteliers’ association ...

Cyprus is attempting to lure more tourists from the Middle East but it’s proving to be an uphill battle, deputy minister for tourism Costas Koumis says. He also says ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis, is visiting Dubai and Abu Dhabi to explore tourism prospects from the UAE and the wider region of the Middle East, considered as a promising ...

A total of 77 beaches out of a total of 123 in Cyprus, as well as two marinas, received a Blue Flag award on Tuesday, a certification that shows they meet the ...

Hotel occupancy rates ranged from 75 to 80 per cent during the Kataklismos long weekend, amidst staffing issues and persisting concerns over high operating costs which one industry expert said left some ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue experienced a remarkable increase of 41.5 per cent in March 2023, according to a report released on Friday by the state’s statistical service. According to the report, Cyprus’ ...

The summer season of Larnaca has got off to a strong start and hotel booking rates are looking positive, the Larnaca tourism development board (Etap) said on Friday. According to ...

Kapnos Airport Shuttle is stepping up the frequency of its bus routes, while the company has invested to increase its fleet, its CEO announced on Tuesday. The goal for 2023 is ...

Tourism to Cyprus seems to have recovered from Russian sanctions as arrivals so far this year are eight per cent higher than the record year of 2019 and 38 per cent higher ...

The oldest lavender in the world comes from the Eastern Mediterranean. Alix Norman discovers the strange power of this fragrant plant Lavender often makes us think of England – of country ...

Around a third of tourist nights spent in Cyprus, and the EU, in 2022 were recorded in July and August, data released by Eurostat on Wednesday showed. On an EU wide ...

Robust growth in tourist arrivals in Cyprus reaffirms post-pandemic recovery Tourist arrivals in Cyprus experienced an increase of 18.5 per cent in April 2023, compared to the same period last year, according ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Friday announced a significant increase in its passenger volume for April 2023, providing further evidence of the travel industry’s ongoing recovery from the dire ...

Europe’s first integrated casino resort will be opening in Cyprus on July 10 this year, Melco Resort announced on Thursday. Described as a game changing development, the resort is “poised ...