In accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers dated January 03 of this year, it has been hereby announced that the Digital Security Authority has been appointed as the National Cybersecurity Certification Authority (NCCA) in the Republic of Cyprus.

Cyprus tourist arrivals for December 2023 reached 123.630 compared to 110.041 in December 2022, recording an increase of 12,3 percent. For the period of January – December 2023, arrivals of tourists totalled 3.845.652 compared to 3.201.080 in the corresponding period of 2022, recording an increase of 20,1 percent.

Cyprus’ largest and most comprehensive calisthenics park was recently installed on Larnaca city’s Kastella Beach in a joint project between Larnaka Municipality and Larnaka Tourism Board (LTB).

The year 2023 concluded with a positive sign for tourism in Cyprus, as passenger traffic at Cyprus airports recorded more than 11.6 million passengers, with an average of 32,000 passengers per day (41K/summer, 18K/winter). Passenger traffic in 2023 had an increase of three percent compared to 2019, marking the best performance ever recorded at Cyprus Airports.

The movement of travellers to and from Cyprus in 2022 recorded an increase compared to 2021 and 2020. Total arrivals of travellers reached 4.833.939 recording an increase of 85,8 percent and departures totalled 4.815.779, also recording an increase of 86,4percent, compared to 2021. In 2020 arrivals of travellers reached 1.164.938 and departures 1.167.942. Air traffic represented 95,5 percent of arrivals and 95,4 percent of departures in 2022.

Aegean Airlines and Cyprus Airways have signed a long-term ACMI (wet lease) deal in which the Cypriot flag carrier will lease two Airbus A320 aircraft to the Greek flag carrier including cockpit and cabin crews. The first aircraft joined the Aegean fleet in December, whilst the second lease will commence at the end of March 2024. The agreement was facilitated by aviation and ACMI specialists, Zela Aviation.

The inauguration of the photographic exhibition ‘KTICIC’ by the Press and Information Office (PIO) in collaboration with the ‘Nicosia International Festival’ took place on December 07, at the Municipal Theatre of Nicosia.

Proven Partners, specialists in luxury real estate marketing, have released a ‘league table’ ranking 20 popular destinations based on their affordability for UK second-home investors. This comes at a time when UK regions are witnessing significant hikes in property taxes for second homes.

Eurostat has recently announced that another peer review report within the third round of European Statistical System (ESS) peer reviews — the peer review report on Cyprus — is now publicly available on Eurostat’s thematic web page and on the web page of Cyprus’ Statistical Service. 

The arrivals of tourists reached 426.272 in October of this year compared to 400.628 in October 2022, recording an increase of 6,4 percent. For the period of January – October, arrivals of tourists totalled 3.562.417 compared to 2.941.182 in the corresponding period of 2022, recording an increase of 21,1 percent.