According to data released by Aegean Airlines, international passenger traffic increased by 15 percent during April and May, compared to the corresponding period in 2016, with the carrier transporting 1.2 million passengers .

With the aim to promote and preserve the customs of the island, Ayia Napa Municipality successfully organised the annual Flooding, Fish and Water Festival, on June 02 —05, which took place at the city’s graphic port.

On May 30, more than 100 key representatives from Greece gathered together in order to exchange views on the organisation of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017 which will take place on September 16 —22. 

Hermes Airports has been recently accredited with three leading international awards in the fields of occupational health and safety and the environment, confirming the company’s leading position in the aviation scene. 

As a part of its Cyprus tour, the Maritime Archaeology Outreach Bus has arrived to Limassol Marina, giving visitors a rare opportunity to explore important aspects of Cyprus maritime archaeology through a bespoke programme running June 9 – 10. 

The Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics (OPAP Cyprus),  recently presented its Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR) for 2016 at Olympic Hall in Nicosia in the presence of political figures, sport and cultural stakeholders, as well representatives of charity institutions.

On May 30, the opening ceremony for the casino operation and management educational programme was held at Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, under the auspices of Limassol Tourism Development and Promotion Company.

On May 29, Nicos Kouyialis, agriculture, rural development and environment minister, Cyprus, met with Khaled Fahmy, environment minister, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, and Socrates Famellos, environment and energy minister, Greece, in Cairo to share views on environmental policies in their countries.

Following an agreement signed in 2015 between Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) and Seniorenreisen, an Austrian travel agent and a subsidiary company of the Austrian Pensioners Association, more than 7,000 senior Austrian visitors travelled to Cyprus.

On April 30, Louis Infinity Blu, a member of Louis Hotels, opened its doors in the Cypriot coastal village of Pernera.