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Cyprus Is Rethinking Tourism in Line With UNWTO Measures

2022-09-29 by Phil Butler

Konnos Bay

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) aims to “Rethink Tourism” for a prosperous and sustainable future.

Tags: Akis Vavlitis, Cyprus business, Cyprus energy, Cyprus hospitality, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus news, Cyprus sustainability, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus Tourism Minister, Cyprus Tourist Enterprises, Natasa Pilides, Philokypros Roussounide, Stek, VNEM, World Tourism Day

Vaccinated U.K. Travelers Free to Travel to Cyprus from May 1st

2021-03-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Kyrenia

U.K. nationals who have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to visit the island as of May 1.

Tags: COVID vaccine, COVID-19, Cyprus, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus news, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Pfizer COVID vaccine, UK travelers

Cyprus President Anastasiades Says Tourism Trend to Spiral Upwards

2018-11-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Nicos Anastasiades with Vladimir Putin

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 […]

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus events, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus news, Cyprus President, Cyprus tourism, Limassol, Nicos Anastasiades, travel

Paphos Mayor, Phedon Phedonos Pushes “Smart City” Initiative

2018-11-01 by Phil Butler

Phedon Phedonos

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.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus mayor, Cyprus news, ECORouTS, INTERREG V-A, Paphos, Phedon Phedonos, Rene Troccaz

Cyprus’ President Lays Foundation for “City of Dreams Mediterranean” Casino Resort

2018-06-11 by Phil Butler

City of Dreams Mediterranean

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 […]

Tags: Casino, casino resort, casinos, City of Dreams Mediterranean, Cyprus casinos, Cyprus news, Cyprus vacations, Cyrpus resorts, Lawrence Ho, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Nicos Anastasiades

Desertification: The Very Real Threat to Cyprus and Crete

2017-09-23 by Phil Butler

When Spring on Crete comes no more

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 […]

Tags: A.T. Grove, crete, Crete beaches, Cyprus, Cyprus news, Cyprus tourism, desertification, Itanos Gaia Project, Lassithi, Minoan Group, Nicos Kouyialis, Sitia

Cyprus Travel Gems: Out of Our Gourds

2011-08-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cyprus jewels

Travel writers always talk about Cyprus as if the Island is some kind of Las Vegas, or Miami Beach, mindless romp through shallow vacation bliss. Well, I suppose it can be that too, if the visitor wants it to be. But, for most travelers, Cyprus can be a little treasure filled jewelry box, or even a lush, artsy craft market – a very large one at that. Here in Cyprus, we’re out of our gourds over arts and crafts, let me explain.

Tags: arts, copper, Cyprus, Cyprus art, Cyprus arts, Cyprus news, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Lefkara, the arts

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