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Cyprus

A Record-Breaking Tourism Year for Cyprus

Manuel Santos

Cyprus has experienced record-breaking visitor numbers in 2024 with tourist arrivals exceeding 3.73 million visitors in the first 10 months.

Cyprus Sees Expat Evacuation Over Changes

Kostas Raptis

Expats are making a gradual exodus from Cyprus with most saying the island today is not the home they chose in the past. Eurostat data from 2022 has revealed an exodus of expats from the Island of Cyprus. A story at Cyprus Mail caught our attention, and started us wondering if the Cyprus situation will […]

UK Government Issues Travel Warning for Cyprus and Türkiye

Iorgos Pappas

UK government officials have issued a critical update for travellers to Cyprus, Türkiye, and other countries. The UK Foreign Office has urgently updated travel guidance for some 18 nations, including Cyprus and Türkiye, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. The cause of the alert is the elevated tensions between Israel […]

Cyprus Troodos Observatory Shortlisted at WAF

Kostas Raptis

Iconic and modern, the Cyprus Troodos Observatory (or the National Star Observatory of Cyprus) was shortlisted among the Small Project of the Year finalists at the World Architecture Festival taking place in Singapore from 6-8 November 2024. Perched on a peak in the Troodos Mountains, this first-of-its-kind observatory was designed by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects, with […]

Cyprus Prepares for the American Tourism Market

Victoria Udrea

In July, Cypriot representatives proposed starting direct flights between Cyprus and the United States to Delta Air Lines in Georgia. Efforts to tap into the American tourist segment are extensive and involve various collaborators beyond a single ministry. Integrating Cyprus into the US Visa Waiver Program next year is a strategic move that will ease […]