Ayia Napa Marina has entered the pilot phase of operations, having officially opened its Commercial Village to the public in July.

According to Savvas Perdios, deputy minister of tourism, Cyprus, a first-time ever Christmas village will be created this coming winter.

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has announced that the Cyprus Maritime Award will be given on October 10 of this year, during the opening ceremony of the Maritime Cyprus 2021 Conference.

Tourist Arrivals A total of 184,159 tourist arrivals were recorded in June of this year, compared to 9,119 in June 2020, a period during which measures were implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Cyprus.

DP World Limassol welcomed Salamis car ferry Ro-Ro ‘Vassilios’ on its maiden call at the Limassol port on Monday, July 19. Upon its arrival, the vessel was warmly received by DP World Limassol’s operation superintendent who exchanged plaques with the captain.

National flag-carrier Cyprus Airways has launched ticket sales through its website cyprusairways.com with a new route that links Larnaca Airport with London Heathrow (Terminal 2).

Tree planting in memory of three renowned people of the hotel industry, Solomos Leotsakos, Kyriakos Kayatos and Christos Kestas, was held on Wednesday, June 30, in the Kokkines area of ​​Ayia Napa, by the Pancyprian Association of Hotel Managers (PASYDIA in collaboration with NIX.

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism announced in July that the list of tourist accommodation establishments and travel agencies participating in the ‘Summer Vacations Support Scheme’, for the period 15 July  – 31 August of this year, has been posted on the website of the Deputy Ministry www.visitcyprus.com (Greek) and at the link https://www.visitcyprus.com/summer-vacations-support-scheme

On the basis of the results of the survey carried out by the Cyprus Statistical Service for the collection of data on scientific research and experimental development, total research and development (R&D) expenditure in Cyprus in 2019 is estimated at EUR164,4 million which corresponds to 0,74 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), compared to EUR133,1 million or 0,62 percent of the GDP in 2018.

This year’s cruise season kicked off for DP World Limassol, as ‘Jewel of the Seas’ and ‘Celestyal Olympia’ departed concurrently on their inaugural sailings from Limassol port on July 10.