At a depth of about 10 m, an underwater museum, fitted with 70 sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor, a renowned British artist, will be opened in late July.

The island is ready to welcome the first cruise passengers on the basis of a health protocol that were in early May announced by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, transport minister, and the Vasilis Demetriades, deputy minister of shipping.

Cyprus Airways, the national flag carrier brand of Cyprus, continues to increase the number of flights from Larnaca with the launch of its new direct flights between Larnaca and Malta, enhancing Mediterranean interconnectivity.

A delegation of 65 politicians and journalists joined President Anastasiades on board a Cyprus Airways plane on April 26, as it departed for Geneva, and the airline returned the group on April 29, following the conclusion of the talks.

A new manual was introduced for the monitoring of marine litter where the purpose of the handbook is to provide more reliable and comparable data. This is to allow experts to assess the impact of measures already in place to reduce marine litter pollution and to better understand where to focus future clean-up efforts of the beaches and seas of Europe.

The Cyprus Institute for Maritime and Shipping (CMMI), the Cyprus Youth Organisation, the Larnaca Tourism Board (LTB) and the Geoimaging Company announced the holding of the original "Give a Name" competition.

A total of 62 countries will be represented on the exhibition floor this year at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2021, which takes place in-person at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on May 16-19.

On the basis of the results of the Cyprus Passenger Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism in February of this year reached EUR3,8 million compared to EUR49,5 million in the corresponding month of 2020, recording a decrease of 92,3 percent, as well as a decrease of 92,7 percent compared to February 2019 (EUR52,4 million).

Atlantica Hotels & Resorts in collaboration with Hull Blyth Araouzos Ltd. will be hosting the Royal Caribbean International crew of the Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship in its hotels.

The Cyprus Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announced the completion of the conservation and restoration of the Chalcolithic roundhouse replica at the site of Kissonerga-Mosfilia, in the Pafos District.