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COVID19: Cyprus lifting travel rules in tourism boost

Cyprus is lifting most of its COVID-19 travel restrictions from 18 April, scrapping its passenger locator form (flight pass) and colour-coded country risk assessment, the tourism ministry said. After two years of

14th April 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus-Finland flights resume

Some 4,500 Finnish tourists are expected to visit the island this year, as Cyprus re-establishes a direct connection with Helsinki this summer. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, speaking with the Finnish ambassador and

12th April 2022

Cyprus

Unemployment drops 58% on tourism hires

Cyprus registered unemployed dropped by an annual 58% in March, driven mainly by recruitment in the tourism and retail sectors, the statistical service (Cystat) said. In March, tourism, retail and wholesale trade

7th April 2022

Cyprus

UK, France can rescue Cyprus tourism

Despite the war in Ukraine and soaring prices, Cyprus tourism boss Savvas Perdios is confident the island will see the same number of tourist arrivals as it did in 2021. Last year,

28th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Tourism off to a good start, war and sanctions aside

The island’s battered tourism industry is trying to recover from the coronavirus, as well as the impact from the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, as it gets off to a

24th March 2022

Cyprus/Economy

Paphos among ‘best value’ for UK tourists

Paphos remains an attractive destination for British tourists despite the increase in the costs of goods and services around the world, as a UK survey rates the town as the fifth best

22nd March 2022

Cyprus/Economy/Life & Society

Tourism, energy to be worst hit from Russia fallout

Cyprus expects to be hit the hardest in the sectors of tourism and energy supplies, a senior government official told the EU finance ministers’ meeting (Ecofin) in Brussels, echoing warnings from rating

16th March 2022

Cyprus/Economy

Cyprus pins tourism hopes on new markets, UK

Cyprus’ tourism sector is not throwing in the towel in the aftermath of the war in Ukraine, and is pinning its hopes on alternative markets with the hope of maintaining holidaymakers at

15th March 2022

Cyprus

DBRS: Russian links threaten Cyprus recovery

Cyprus’ significant links with Russia have increased the downside risks to otherwise strong medium term economic prospects for the island, rating agency DBRS said in a commentary, echoing concerns by local firms

15th March 2022

Cyprus/Economy

Tourism revenue at lowest level since 2009

Cyprus tourism revenues in 2021 were the lowest recorded in over a decade, excluding 2020, when the travel industry was essentially on COVID-19 lockdown throughout the year. Annual revenue from tourists reached

11th March 2022

Cyprus