The arrivals of tourists reached 451.133 in August of this year compared to 321.858 in August 2021, recording an increase of 40.2 percent.

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism recently successfully carried out the seven-day familiarisation programme of ten US travel organisers.

Following a visit by the Cyprus deputy minister of tourism, Savvas Perdiou, to France, in September 2921, a delegation of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism headed Peridou, once again visited the country for the signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the Alsace Destination Tourisme (The Alsace Tourism Organisation of Alsace).  

In a special event held on May 30 in the village of Vouni, in the presence of  Savvas Perdiou, deputy minister of tourism, Cyprus, as well as local authorities, tourism agencies and other officials,  the  first communities that secured the certification of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism ‘Colourful Villages’ (Coloured Villages of Cyprus) were awarded.

Following a decision of the council of ministers, the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism announced a ‘Granted Vacation Programme’, for the three-month period from May 01 until July 31.

Savvas Perdios, deputy minister of tourism, Cyprus,  recently presented the work of the of the Ministry to date, and the direction tourism in Cyprus is now gaining.

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism announced that for the first time in Cyprus, five mountain communities (Agro, Kyperounta, Platres, Kalopanagioti and Kakopetria), will be decorated and illuminated festively, as Christmas Villages.

A joint event on tourism, traditional arts and gastronomy was organised in Lefkara by the Cyprus Ministry of Tourism and the Portuguese Embassy in Cyprus on June 10, on the occasion of the completion of the six-month presidency of the EU Council by Portugal.

Wanting to give relief and joy to those who need it, especially during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the staff of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism recently raised money, with the aim of turning it into food stamps.

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism in Cyprus  has announced that the amending law, which refers to the regulation on the establishment and operation of hotels and tourist accommodations (Amending) Law of 2020, includes, among other things, the addition of provisions for the creation of registers for the registration of self-employed ‘Self-Service (sharing economy) accommodation establishments’.