As part of its strategy to further boost sports tourism in Cyprus, while also enabling local athletes to participate in global events, Pafos Regional Board of Tourism has recently unveiled plans to provide symbolic financial support to two local athletes.

In order to safeguard Cyprus’ cultural heritage while also strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries, Cyprus and the US have renewed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the imposition of import restrictions on archaeological objects.

On the occasion of celebrating Pafos International Airport’s 20 years of operations, Nikos Shacolas, honourary-lifetime chairman, Hermes Airports, Panayiotis Hadjipantelis, chairman, board of directors, Hermes Airports, and Eleni Kaloyirou, CEO, Hermes Airports, gave a tour of the hub to local mayors, members of parliament and various representatives of the region’s institutions. 

ALA Planning Partnership has recently announced the successful completion of the second stage of Preparation of the Strategy and Action Plan on Integrated Coastal Zone Management for the Period 2018-2028 project, involving the designation of the terrestrial limit of the coastal zone of Cyprus using multicriteria analysis.

On July 09, Limassol Marina hosted a charity tuna fishing competition, organised by Cyprus Fishing Magazine and partners, with all proceeds donated to Cypriot Center of Preventive Paediatrics.

Cyprus Statistical Service has documented a 9.4 percent year-on-year increase in the number of Cypriot residents taking international trips.

Aiming to promote sport culture while also engaging young children in beach and water activities, Cyprus Sports Organisation in collaboration with Larnaca Municipality organised the 10th Sports Summer Festival. 

With the city being a favourite summer spot, boasting a high number of night clubs and bars, noise is one of the major problems that Ayia Napa Municipality needs to deal with during the summer months. 

June saw the highest volume of tourists ever recorded in Cyprus during the particular month, as revealed in Passengers Survey.

According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus’ Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism in April reached EUR189.6 million, recording 37.5 percent increase compared to the EUR137.9 million received in the corresponding month of 2016.