https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-plan-to-bring-in-more-german-tourists
In a trip organized by the FTI Group and Meeting Point, German travel agents recently visited the island and discovered increased demand for Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-travel-restrictions-for-chinese-arrivals-in-greece-and-switzerland
Greece and Switzerland will not impose travel restrictions for arrivals from China despite the current COVID-19 situation on the latter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-cyprus-get-next-best-thing
Moscow and Nicosia are growing further apart on travel between the two countries, prompting Russians living on both sides of the divided island to look for new routes through Turkey after rumors of direct flights in the north subsided due to the Cyprus Problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airways-unveils-strategic-plans-new-routes
Cyprus Airways on Wednesday unveiled its five-year strategic plan announcing the expansion of is flight schedule to five new routes, namely Milan, Zurich, Prague, Basel, and Cairo...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-could-become-a-year-round-tourist-destination-by-2030
The ultimate goal of the National Tourism Strategy 2030 is to establish Cyprus as an all-season, high-quality, digitally intelligent and accessible tourist destination, that respects the environment and channels the benefits of tourism across the island,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unaccompanied-minors-are-on-the-rise
Managing the exponentially increasing number of unaccompanied minors or unaccompanied alien children (UAC) is a problem that must be solved by the government in collaboration with NGOs and other relevant actors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-russians-visiting-spain-despite-eu-sanctions
The number of Russian nationals who are reaching Spain for travel purposes keeps increasing despite flight sanctions continuing to remain in place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/more-routes-and-airline-seats-for-the-winter
The announcements by Ryanair in the morning and Wizz Air on Monday afternoon to increase the fleet at Cypriot airports and add new routes clearly pleased Hermes Airports and the tourism industry in general,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/petrides-the-casino-will-attract-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tourists
The government is handing over a modern, more dynamic tourism product that has the capacity to further develop, said on Tuesday Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides in addressing the 44th Cyprus Hotel Summit and Exhibition organized by the Hoteliers’ Association....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-migrant-arrivals-off-cavo-greco
Police arrested an 18-year-old man yesterday to facilitate investigations into the arrival of a boat in the sea area of Famagusta, in which 10 people were on board....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-residents-took-more-trips-abroad-this-month-compared-to-last-year
A total number of 119,466 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in October 2022, compared to 64,547 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 85.1%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spike-in-illegal-migrant-entries-says-eu-border-agency
The European Union’s border agency said Monday that the number of illegal entries by migrants spiked to more than 275,000 in the January through October period this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/slower-economic-growth-expected-towards-end-of-year
The Cypriot economy is expected to slow down towards the end of 2022 after growing steadily during the first half of the year, according to the chapter on Cyprus from the European Commission’s Autumn 2022 Economic Forecast which was presented on Friday by Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-looking-for-a-piece-of-the-us-market
Tourism Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios has revealed plans for “opening up” the US tourism market, with a visit to New York and Washington DC penned in for January....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heartland-of-legends-promotes-slow-and-sustainable-tourism
The project “Heartland of Legends” promotes slow tourism and offers authentic experiences to visitors while it also encourages circular economy and sustainability, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said Thursday, in his presentation during a discussion in the framework of the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference which takes place in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€1-22-billion-in-tourist-revenue-from-january-–-july-2022
Revenue from tourism reached €1.217 million in the period of January – July 2022 more than doubling the revenue of the respective period of last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/majority-of-tourists-visiting-cyprus-are-no-longer-russian
In June 2021 at the 43rd conference of the Pancyprian Hoteliers Association, it may have been the first time it was officially made clear that the markets of Russia and Britain will no longer be a one-way street for the Cypriot tourism industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-fear-retaliation-after-school-incident
School officials in a racially diverse community in Paphos say they fear retaliation from student groups, following an incident that made headlines after a teenager’s parents told police their son was assaulted during recess...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rhapsody-courtesy-stop-unpacks-cyprus-game-plan
Cypriot officials were stoked on Tuesday when the Rhapsody of the Seas made a brief stop at the Ayia Napa Marina, a moment filled with high expectations for the island that hopes to attract cruise ships in its southeastern shores...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-arrivals-up-by-40-most-on-holiday
Tourist arrivals increased by 40.2% in August 2022, rising to 451,133 compared to 321,858 in August 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/greece-is-enticing-northern-retirees-with-its-easier-winters
Northern pensioners who want to afford this winter more easily with a significantly lower financial burden can now travel to Greece, according to the Greek Minister of Tourism, Vasilis Kikilias....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-trying-to-reach-agreements-on-repatriations-says-interior-minister
Cyprus is trying to reach agreements for the return of migrants, said the Minister of the Interior, Nicos Nouris, after his meeting with the President of DISY and candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Averof Neofytou, on Monday, at the party's headquarters in Nicosia. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tourism-rebounds-despite-lack-of-russian-tourists
Beside sparkling Mediterranean waters at the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, the bars are bouncing with foam dance parties as tourist numbers rebound following two tough years of the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-times-as-many-cypriots-traveled-abroad-in-june
Cypriots and Cypriot residents traveling abroad increased more than three-fold in June compared with June of last year according to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/100-000-daily-departing-passengers-limit-at-heathrow-until-september-11
Heathrow Airport said it has introduced a cap of 100,000 daily departing passengers until September 11, as the aviation sector struggles to cope with demand for travel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-covid-infected-tourists-no-longer-required-to-quarantine
A new government decision issued by the Greek authorities earlier this week has established that tourists who get infected with the COVID-19 disease while being in Greece will not be required to go into quarantine.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retail-trade-in-the-grip-of-inflation
The market is under intense pressure due to the inflationary trends of recent months with consumers appearing hesitant on their trips to retail stores. More shoppers are looking for special offers and refraining from impulsive buys....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-stages-comeback-despite-losses-from-russian-market
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus during May increased significantly compared to the same month of 2021, however, they were still lower compared to May 2019 and with obvious losses from the Russian and Ukrainian markets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iom-to-assist-cyprus-in-migrant-repatriations
Minister of Interior, Nicos Nouris, and the International Organization for Migration's Regional Director in Brussels, Ola Henrikson, discussed on Monday ways to enhance and increase cooperation between the two parties....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tourist-arrivals-reach-80-of-2019-numbers
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus during the period January-April 2022 have reached 80% of the numbers recorded in 2019, which was a record year for Cyprus tourism, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios, has said....
