Poland has established itself as Cyprus’s third largest tourism market following July results, joining the United Kingdom and Israel as the top sources of visitor arrivals to the island. Tourist arrivals in July 2025 reached 589,116 compared to 551,229 in July 2024, marking a 6.9% increase, the Statistical Service announced. For the January-July 2025 period, […]
Nicosia Municipal Swimming Pool continues its upgrade programme, with interior building spaces set for demolition and renovation alongside energy efficiency improvements, following earlier refurbishment of external areas and pools. The related tender has been announced with a budget of €1.9 million excluding VAT, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund. Nicosia Municipality aims to complete work […]
Wizz Air has announced three new routes from its Cyprus and Greece operations, including direct flights from Larnaca to Venice starting December 2025 and to Tuzla from March 2026. The budget carrier will operate flights from Larnaca to Venice three times weekly from 2 December 2025, with fares starting at €19.99 for one-way tickets including […]
Cyprus’ tourism sector is performing strongly this season, according to Cyprus Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) director general Christos Angelides. Speaking to business outlet Economy Today, Angelides said the steady rise in arrivals is creating the basis for long-term planning, with Cypriot hotels aiming to extend the summer season into November. However, he argued that for the season […]
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Tuesday launched a new call for proposals under a programme titled ‘Enhancing Business Capacity for New Product Development’. The programme offers eligible Cypriot businesses total funding of up to €30,000 per project. The call is open to companies across all sectors with at least 10 full-time employees that […]
Larnaca’s €19 million sustainable mobility project has been officially launched following the signing of the construction contract at the Transport Ministry’s public works department. The contract, awarded to Araco Construction Cy Ltd, was signed by Public Works director Eleftherios Eleftheriou on behalf of Cyprus and company representative Mohammed Rokaya. The administrative court annulled the initial […]
The deputy ministry of tourism will promote the island’s industry at a total of 52 international tourism exhibitions in 2025, eight more than the previous year, it said on Tuesday. “The primary objective of the presence at the exhibitions was (…) to establish Cyprus as a year-round, quality, environmentally friendly destination,” the ministry said. Cyprus’ […]
British tourists top the list, with Israel second and Poland third Tourist arrivals in Cyprus rose by 6.9 per cent in July, with well over half a million visitors being recorded, according to figures released on Tuesday by the state statistical service. Specifically, a total of 589,116 tourists visited the island during this time, compared to 551,229 in July […]
A $35 million multipurpose port is planned for development in Preaek Prasab district, Kratie province, aimed at boosting investment and facilitating the transport of agricultural products as part of the government’s push to attract investors to the northeast under a special incentive programme. Hean Sahib, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Northeastern […]
Techo International Airport (TIA), the new airport for Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, conducted final test flights successfully on Friday, a civil aviation spokesperson said. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, secretary of state and spokesperson for Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said an Airbus 320 aircraft was used in the test flights between the old Phnom […]
Industry has developed massively over the last few years Let us start with the definition, what are experimental wines? They are wines born from uncertainty and the constant questioning that drives winemakers to seek new ways to interpret wine, new preparations and new insights. Cypriot winemakers, when they are not working with traditional methods, the […]
Cyprus recorded strong growth in manufacturing, trade and tourism during the first half of 2025, according to the state statistical service’s latest bimonthly bulletin. The bulletin presents the most important economic developments for the Cyprus economy for the latest months up to June 2025, along with comparative data for the last four years, available until August 12, 2025. Manufacturing production during […]
Summer campaign reaches 600,000 potential visitors The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) this week announced that its coordinated summer campaign to attract domestic tourism, which began in May, will conclude on August 14. In its statement, the board said that this initiative “formed part of its broader strategy to strengthen tourism activity and increase visits from […]
‘I would look down and I would only see hundreds of metres of nothingness’ Cyprus mountaineering is having a moment; while one team successfully reached the dangerous Belukha peak in July, another readies to climb one of the world’s highest peaks, both pushing themselves to the limits of endurance. Cyprus-based Andrei Novikov and Alex Larin, […]
The Chief Scientist, Demetris Skourides has launched a new podcast series aimed at putting people, purpose and innovation at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) debate. Fearless Future, produced at UCLan Cyprus’ media studio and streamed live on LinkedIn, is the first podcast of its kind in Cyprus to be designed for individuals, citizens […]
Hotels across Cyprus are currently operating at peak capacity, with bookings at significantly high levels and occupancy rates reaching up to 90%. This trend is expected to continue throughout August, the peak month of the summer season. A key contributing factor to the near-full hotels appears to be the recovery of the Israeli market, following […]