https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-tourists-deterred-by-complicated-cyprus-process
Though Cyprus has officially re-opened to the UK tourism market, tour operators claim that the majority of visitors from the country are Cyprus expats, with UK nationals so far appearing reluctant to jump through the hurdles Cyprus has laid out for category B countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-book-52-businesses-and-individuals-for-flouting-covid-safety-rules
Police carried out 1352 checks across Cyprus on Monday, with 52 being reported for violations of measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-tourism-minister-does-not-understand-travel-downgrade-by-cyprus
The Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said he does not understand why Cyprus decided to downgrade Greece in its three-tier risk system grouping countries based on their epidemiological data, adding that he hopes the issue will be clarified between the two countries soon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-announces-measures-to-curb-airport-congestion
A broad meeting on Monday chaired by transport minister Yiannis Karousos agreed on the need to take action to prevent congestion at Cyprus airports, after viral photos of passengers crammed into each other at the Larnaca airport caused intense public reaction over the health and safety measures being implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airport-video-shows-no-social-distancing
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has reacted to viral photos that showed passengers crowding each other at the Larnaca airport terminal, arguing that face masks are the next best thing where social distancing is not an effective measure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-brits-back-amid-spike
Five flights from British airports were scheduled to land in the Republic of Cyprus on Saturday, after the island listed the United Kingdom in Category B, which means arriving passengers are not required to be under self-isolation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-coronavirus-cases-skyrocket-in-cyprus
Coronavirus infections went up considerably on Friday in the Republic of Cyprus, with 25 people testing positive including and handful of imported and orphan cases but mainly individuals infected locally through contact with known carriers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-waved-on-after-results-are-in
The path to category B for the United Kingdom has been confirmed by Cypriot health officials, with British tourists arriving on the island from Saturday required to show negative test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passenger-who-refused-test-charged-with-assault
A traveler was charged with assault over the weekend after an airport official said she was attacked by a passenger who refused to take a coronavirus test...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grim-tourism-figures-for-june-show-cypriots-also-staying-put
Official figures for June tourist arrivals came to confirm the meagre state of tourism on the island this year, which remains heavily affected by the global coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-experts-fear-spike-in-limassol
Health experts in Cyprus are becoming increasingly concerned following reports of three clusters of coronavirus in Limassol, but it has yet to be clarified whether there is any connection between clusters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tones-down-tourism-expectations
Cyprus Deputy Ministry for Tourism halved its target for tourist arrivals in August to 100,000 as main tour operators exclude Cyprus of their programmes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-issues-revised-risk-based-list
The Cyprus health services on Monday issued a revised list categorizing countries from which the island accepts visitors according to their epidemiological risk. The revised list comes into effect on July 23....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-cases-over-the-weekend
Five cases were announced in the Republic of Cyprus over the weekend, and four passengers detected in the north, with the vast majority of cases on the island involving inbound travel from abroad...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-visitors-start-trickling-into-greece-after-ban-is-lifted
Greece began receiving British visitors on Wednesday after lifting a ban on arrivals from that country. The decision may prompt health concerns but it also opens one of the most important sources of revenues for Greek tourism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-lauds-france-as-a-pillar-of-stability-in-eastmed-region
In a period of immense challenges and illegal actions, the presence of the French naval force in the broader geographical region tangibly proves the readiness and determination of France to act as a pillar of stability in the region, while it sends a clear message to those who aim at escalating tensions by acting in an unacceptable way, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serbia-uk-in-category-c-of-cyprus-new-risk-based-list
Cyprus health services updated the epidemiological risk categorization of various countries, with the new list to be valid until July 16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wizz-air-abu-dhabi-announces-new-route-to-larnaca
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced on Monday a route from Abu Dhabi to Larnaca, starting on October 3, with fares starting at €29.99....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-lifts-quarantine-rule-for-travelers-from-cyprus
The UK on Friday lifted the 14-day quarantine requirement for arrivals travelling from around 70 countries and British overseas territories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/only-through-dialogue-can-the-mediterranean-regain-stability-borrell-says
The Mediterranean can be a more secure and stable zone only through dialogue, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at the European Parliament’s plenary session on Turkey in Brussels.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/emirates-skycargo-expands-network-to-larnaca
Apart from Larnaca, the new cities added to the air cargo carrier’s network include Accra, Algiers, Athens, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow, Los Angeles, Male, Moscow (SVO), Phnom Penh, Rome, Santiago, Sialkot and Tunis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-resume-direct-flights-with-the-uk-from-july-15
Greece will start accepting direct flights from the UK from July 15, the country’s government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-draws-criticism-over-virus-declaration
Turkish Cypriot authorities declared the coronavirus a “dangerous infections disease” over the weekend, prompting criticism over the basis and timing of the announcement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-scramble-to-halt-coronavirus-chain
Health officials went on high alert over the weekend after two contacts, who tested positive for the coronavirus, were linked to a traveler who landed in the Republic of Cyprus more than two weeks ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-pushes-back-date-for-british-tourists
A new date for opening flights to incoming passengers from Britain has been tentatively set for August 1 in the Republic of Cyprus, with health officials warning that the decision is conditional on the United Kingdom keeping a firm grip on containing the virus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commission-approves-€6-3m-incentive-scheme-to-boost-cyprus-air-connectivity
The European Commission on Thursday approved a €6.3 million incentive scheme aiming to boost Cyprus air connectivity and tourism through incentivizing airlines affected by the coronavirus outbreak to re-establish air routes to and from the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-restores-connectivity-with-turkey-but-locals-uneasy
Connectivity between the north and Turkey was officially restored on Wednesday against the backdrop of heightened concern by a large portion of the Turkish Cypriot community in view of Turkey’s post-lockdown coronavirus relapse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-reopens-regional-airports-says-covid-19-risk-calculated
Greece reopened its regional airports to international flights on Wednesday, pinning its hopes on a recovery in tourism after a three-month lockdown....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-tourists-still-in-the-doghouse
A Cypriot health expert says the United Kingdom could make it into the high risk category at best, as Britain prepares to create “air bridges” that would depend largely on coronavirus infections going down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-open-seven-border-crossings-with-balkan-countries-turkey
Greece will reopen seven of its 14 border crossings in the north on Wednesday, as part of the country’s further reopening to tourists from abroad....
