Dinos Kakkouras, chairman, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (ACTA) has stressed the need for direct promotion of Cyprus’ National Tourism Strategy, highlighting its catalytic role in the modernisation of the industry.

In the first half the year, Aegean Airlines recorded consolidated revenue of EUR450.7 million, a rise of 12 percent, while total passenger traffic rose six percent to 5.6 million travellers.

Aiming to continuously enhance its services, Hermes Airports has recently installed four automatic electronic entry gates (e-gates) at Pafos International Airport.

Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) is one of the eleven winners in the Mediterranean of the Beyond Plastic Med initiative (BeMed), launched by several European non-profit organisations with the aim of raising awareness of reducing plastic pollution.

Cyprus Department of Antiquities and Cyprus Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced the completion of this year’s fieldwork season at the site of Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou undertaken by Italian Archaeological Mission.

Cyprus’ Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and Hermes Airports have recently announced the signing of a commercial agreement which aims to regulate the incentive scheme offered to airlines.

In a bid to express its gratitude to Cypriot tour operators and travel agents, Blue Air in collaboration with Orthodoxou Aviation organised a cocktail party along with a fire flaring show on September 05.

On September 05, the kick-off meeting of the European project Eastern Mediterranean Science and Technology Centre of Excellence for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (MedSTACH) took place at Kastelliotissa.

On August 31, Antonis Christou, president, municipal tourism committee, Ayia Napa, awarded commemorative plaques to Norwegian couple Oivind Kristiansen and Inger Kristiansen as well as Swedish traveller Emilie Frisk, granting them with the honourary title of ambassadors of tourism for their high number of visits to Ayia Napa over the years.

The non-profit event 3rd Open Yoga Day Cyprus is taking place on October 08 at Europe Square in Larnaca, inviting the members of public to attend a free programme from 15:00 to 19:00.