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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 ...

Tourism revenue for February increased by 42.9 per cent over last year, the island’s statistics department (Cystat) said on Tuesday. Revenue from tourism reached €56.6 million in February 2023 compared to €39.6 mn ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Tuesday said the 19-year-old he planned to hire has withdrawn her interest and will not be working for him. Koumis was speaking to the ...

The goal is to increase tourism flow to the island by five to 10 percent compared to 2022, Deputy Minister for Tourism Costas Koumis said on Tuesday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning ...

Cyprus Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis recently met with strategic partners in London in order to ensure a strong summer tourist season and a solid autumn. Speaking to the ...

The opening for Kerynia port in the north will take place in the end of June, as opposed to early May as was initially planned, it was reported on Wednesday. ...

More than 500 arrivals athletes and support staff from abroad are expected on the island in November for the L’Étape Cyprus by Tour de France. The Cypriot edition of the ...

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the Ayia Napa municipality, on Tuesday announced that it recently held an event focused on providing employment opportunities for Ukrainian refugees currently ...

British budget airline easyJet on Tuesday released a six-month update on its results, ending March 31, 2023, which showed a £120 million improvement over the corresponding period of the previous year. The company, ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus increased by 61 per cent during the first quarter of 2023, the Cyprus Statistical Service said on Tuesday. Total numbers reached 393,893, compared to 244,705 in the corresponding period of 2022, ...

Both tourism and the property market in Cyprus are being damaged by outdated and unworkable laws governing swimming pools, which have seen many complexes closing theirs over the last few ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides this week spoke on the city’s efforts to prepare for a busy tourist summer season, particularly in terms of visitors arriving on cruise ships. According ...

Cyprus hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) president Philokypros Rousounides on Wednesday said that the island benefited from an influx of tourists during the Catholic Easter period, primarily from Great Britain, Poland, Austria, ...