January 16th in Cyprus, the 3rd annual Digi.travel Cyprus International Conference & Expo will feature leading travel industry experts with analysis and strategies covering the latest trends and potential.
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Cyprus Sees Record Number of Tourists in 2018 So Far
Cyprus is breaking all previous tourism records this year with arrivals passing 3.8 million visitors for the first time ever.
Cyprus President Anastasiades Says Tourism Trend to Spiral Upwards
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades revealed his confidence that the growth rate of 4% for the county’s touristic economy would continue to rise in the coming months at an event held by the Association of Hotelier Managers (PASYDIXE) in Limassol. At the meetup, Mr. Anastasiasdes heaped praise on leaders in the tourism industry and the private […]
A Cyprus to Greece Ferry May Set Sail Once Again
The go-ahead has been given to Cyprus’ Deputy Shipping Minister Natasa Pilides to study ways a former ferry link in between Greece and Cyprus can be relaunched.
Paphos Mayor, Phedon Phedonos Pushes “Smart City” Initiative
Yesterday the French Ambassador to Cyprus met with the mayor of Paphos to discussed the town’s efforts to transform itself into a so-called ‘smart’ city. Ambassador Rene Troccaz met with Mayor Phedon Phedonos for the second time on the subject of making bringing the city up to speed in digital.
A New Radisson Blue Business Hotel Opens in Larnaca
The all-new Radisson Blu Hotel in Larnaca opens to become the first Cyprus business hotel. The 106-room hotel is ideally located near the port and the town center, and only minutes from the international airport.
An Exhibition of Traditional Costumes from Romania-Cyprus
A presentation by Attila Barabasi and Rea Ioannidou, the exhibition of traditional costumes and items named ”Similarities and dissimilarities of the traditional costume of Romania-Cyprus” runs in Lanarka from September 14th thru October 30th.
Cyprus Awaits the New Luxury Hotel Brand “AMARA” Coming Spring 2019
Limassol will be the setting for the island’s newest ultra-luxury hotel, AMARA.
This Weekend in Cyprus: Catch the Orange Festival in Miliou
Miliou (Μηλιού) in Cyprus will host tomorrow the second edition of the Orange Festival. The fragrant event will take place Saturday at 7:00 pm in the Agias Paraskevis square at the heart of the village. Admission to the festival is free of charge for the cultural and entertainment parts, but guests can purchase all kinds of […]
Paphos Offers More Rooms for Off-Season Tourists
The Region of Paphos on Cyprus will feature more year-round hotel accommodations for 2018-2019 as compared to the previous year.
Cyprus’ President Lays Foundation for “City of Dreams Mediterranean” Casino Resort
Last Friday Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades set the cornerstone of what will become Europe’s biggest casino resort. The Limassol property, City of Dreams Mediterranean, is the most adventurous and expensive investment project of this kind, ever undertaken on Cyprus. Billed as the first fully integrated casino resort on the island, City of Dreams Mediterranean is […]
Desertification: The Very Real Threat to Cyprus and Crete
Not all news from paradise is positive these days as unsustainable practices and the global warming trend threatens to turn Cyprus and other southern European islands into true desert islands. New concerns over Cyprus’ very limited water resources come from Cyprus’s Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment, which has set up a national […]