With tourist arrivals and bookings this summer down on last year, tourism stakeholders are looking to revamp Cyprus as a travel destination by plugging it into other regional holiday hotspots. A dip in arrivals is expected to be between 5-10% for the year with indications 2020 will be an even tougher year for Cyprus tourism,
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. A shortage of staff at state hospital accident and emergency wards prompted health workers to go on strike, on the one hand causing further disruption to the General Health System, and on the other, perhaps unknowingly, calling the bluff of the private medical sector for doctors and hospitals to show their true colour over
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. Blockchain is an emerging technology that can disrupt different industries, can offer many opportunities but can also carry some challenges, thus it is imperative to understand its implications and learn about the latest trends and developments. Speaking about trends and developments, I would like to share with you a few of the latest trends,
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Concerned over the high number of women murdered by their partners and domestic violence cases, Cyprus MPs have launched a campaign over the need to stop this worrying trend and for the authorities to act. A major concern is that not much is being done by the authorities to protect women from harassment, abuse and
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. If Anchorman legend Ron Burgundy was commenting on the Cyprus-Turkey energy rage, he would say “Boy, that escalated quickly…I mean that really got out of hand fast”. And it has kind of gone pear-shaped out there on the East Med frontier where Cyprus was chugging along nicely by getting big international oil companies to
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. Sales staff in real estate, we find, do not really pay particular attention to educate themselves and to become professionals at the level that we wish to see. There are something like 400 registered estate agents in Cyprus, plus another 270 assistant agents who are allowed to be involved in sales. Bearing in mind
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Cyprus tourism will face an uphill struggle if it allows standards and quality of service provided to tourists slip, giving way to a rise in complaints which will harm the island’s reputation as a holiday destination, say experts. Cyprus is expecting fewer tourists this year, so it needs to stay competitive with quality of service
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. Following Greece's general elections on July 7 and the absolute majority secured by the conservative New Democracy party – with 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament – the new government led by premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a centre- right politician, is focusing on the economy. Economic growth prospects now now look much brighter than a year
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Cyprus Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA), announced Friday it has successfully completed the first step of its troubled tender procedure for the installation of a €250 mln LNG Import Terminal plus infrastructure. Three international consortia comprising of industry leaders are bidding for the multi-million contract. The bidders are; 1. Joint Venture China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering
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Revenue from Cyprus tourism rose 2.9% year-on-year with income estimated at €186.6 mln in April from €181.4 mln in 2018. However, for the first four months, ending in April, tourist spending was down 1.9% to €375.2 mln from €382.5 mln. According to official data, expenditure per person also fell 1.9% to €566.60 in April 2019
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