The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) regarded this year’s June as possibly the most successful June in terms of arrivals in the history of the island’s tourism industry, and the second best month following July 2015.
Pafos Zoo welcomed a new baby giraffe, the first offspring of the species ever born at the zoo as well as in Cyprus. The healthy female giraffe took its first steps one hour after birth.
Around 99.1 percent of Cyprus’ bathing sites were of excellent water quality in 2015, according to the European Environment Agency and the European Commission. The relevant survey analysed samples at more than 21,000 coastal and inland bathing locations across the European Union,
Following a 3.6 percent improvement recorded in 2015, air traffic to and from the island rose 12 percent year-on-year in the first four months of the year. As Marios Demetriades, transport, communications and works minister, Cyprus, explained, over the past two years,
Upon being awarded the air operator certificate and air transport licence in 2015, Cyprus' new carrier, Tus Airways has commenced scheduled flights from Larnaca to Tel Aviv.
We need new effective promotional activities. “Cyprus is an attractive country as a travel destination, but it has serious problems that must first be understood and then solved. Modern tourism is investing in the future development.
With the island having welcomed 137,013 travellers in March, registering a 40.6 percent increase over the same month in 2015, prospects remain good for the year.
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