On January 12 The European Commission (EC) announced that it had approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR86,6 million Cypriot scheme to support companies active in the tourism sector.

Aphrodite Hills Holiday Residences properties are now listed on Homes & Villas by Marriott International, a global collection of premium and luxury private home rentals.

2020 was the year of staycations and learning to love the nature that’s around you – The New York Times recently reported a surge of European nature lovers visiting protected areas for the first time. But which country does the best job at protecting their natural sites?

Rock climbing in Cyprus is a popular and passionate sport. Paphos offers a great deal for both the novice and experienced climber alike. Try this amazing experience which offers stunning views and some unforgettable memories in absolute safety.

Just before the end of 2020, which has challenged humanity due to a world pandemic, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expressed its sincere gratitude to the hardworking seafarers who are keeping the world supplied with food, fuel, medical equipment and other vital goods through the symbolic initiative ‘Seafarers Deliver for Us, We Walk for Them’, held on December 31, 2020.

 The Cyprus Shipping Chamber’s president and members of its board of directors made a symbolic 10 km walk, from the Old Limassol Port right along the seafront to the old Amathusia Area, as a tribute to seafarers across the world for their valuable contribution and to show their solidarity against the discrimination they are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite being key workers at the front line.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the UAE, on December 29, 2020 confirmed that Athens will be its inaugural destination, with flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport starting on January 15.  The airline is also to start flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki, starting on February 04.

On the basis of the results of the Cyprus Passenger Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism in October 2020 reached EUR77,4 million compared to EUR299,4 million in the corresponding month of 2019, recording a decrease of 74,1 percent.

Nicosia Tourism Board and the website ‘Nicosia Matters’ announced their intention to design a walking route that will promote the architecture of Nicosia.

The Municipality of Ayia Napa has announced an open tender for the conclusion of a project contract entitled: ‘Formation of Three Diving Points in the Coastal Areas KAVOS (CANYON), CAVES (STAVROS) and AGIOI in Anargyro’ tender documents. 

Interested parties can obtain the relevant terms and instructions online at http://www.eprocurement.gov.cy .

Tenders must be submitted in the electronic contracting system (eProcurement), at the tender site at http://www.eprocurement.gov.cy no later than 12.00m on January 18, 2021.

No. Tender No. 30/2020

The Cyprus Shipowners Employers' Association (CYSEA), the sister employer association of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC), signed with the two Cyprus seafarers trade unions, SEK and PEO, the renewal of the Cyprus Collective Bargaining Agreement for Seafarers employed on Cyprus flag ships. The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) is also a co-signatory to the agreement.