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Cyprus Sees Record Number of Tourists in 2018 So Far

2018-12-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kyrenia

Cyprus is breaking all previous tourism records this year with arrivals passing 3.8 million visitors for the first time ever.

Tags: CTO, Cyprus, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus Tourism Organization, Cyprus travel, Cyprus visits, Nicos Anastasiades

Cyprus Tourism Revamps Island’s Culinary Legacy

2014-08-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Marios Hannides

A study of touristic trends by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has prompted the launch of a campaign, the Cypriot Breakfast, aimed at showcasing local cuisine. The project, in collaboration with the Travel Foundation in the UK, focuses on tradition rather than diversified Cyprus touristic offerings.

Tags: CTO, culinary travel, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus tourism, Marios Hannides, Paphos travel, Travel Foundation

Cyprus Worries Over Russian Tourism

2014-04-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Love Cyprus

The economies of the EU versus Russia Crimea situation extend farther afield than some visa denials and wanton sanctions against the Russian Federation. With regional tourism massively affected by Russian tourists rubles, how can the EU further a NATO agenda and not hurt places like Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus?

Tags: CTO, Cyprus, Cyprus tourism, Russia travel, Russian tourists

Cyprus Travel Organization Welcomes Conferences

2010-11-08 by Phil Butler

Petra tou Romiou, Birthplace of Aphrodite.

The Cyprus Tourism Organization launches their Ambassadors in Tourism Program. The country’s already thriving tourism industry should get an additional boost when conference bookings increase. At least this is the goal of this new government supported travel industry initiative.

Tags: A. Orountiotis, Antonis Paschalides, CTO, Cyprus, Cyprus Ministry of Tourism, Cyprus tourism, International Congress and Convention Association, Island travel, Nicosia, Pafos Aphrodite Festival

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