In a celebratory atmosphere, the completion of the Competition for the European Capital of Culture 2030 was recently announced that Larnaca is the winner of the competition.

In 2024, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the EU was 1.1 billion, an increase of 8.3 percent compared with 2023 (973 million). 

During 2024, 543.526 residents of Cyprus participated in at least one domestic or/and outbound trip that included a minimum of one overnight stay for personal purposes, recording an increase of 9,1 percent compared to 2023, during which a total of 498.026 persons have travelled domestically or abroad.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and political group leaders will visit Nicosia on December 01-02 ahead of the upcoming Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The power of will, the beauty of diversity, and the spirit of perseverance officially ‘took off” on November 07 with the presentation of the ‘Yes I Can’ photo exhibition, featuring Cypriot Paralympic athletes, hosted at Larnaka International Airport.

On November 12, Jet2 marked a major milestone in its continued growth and success story, by announcing the launch of award-winning flights and holidays from London Gatwick.

Wizz Air, a leading low-cost carrier in Romania, has announced its largest network expansion yet for the winter season that has already started.

Cyprus tourist arrivals reached 570.635 this September compared to 509.463 in September 2024, recording an increase of 12 percent. For the period of January – September of this year, arrivals of tourists totalled 3.604.790 compared to 3.268.090 in the corresponding period of 2024, recording an increase of 10,3 percent.

The Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) of the Republic of Cyprus recently announced the official launch of the Cyprus Shipping 1-Stop-Shop Portal (CYSh1P), a centralised digital platform designed to streamline and modernise all SDM maritime services.

Based on the results of the passenger’s survey carried out by the Statistical Service, Cyprus revenue from tourism reached EUR513 million in July of this year, recording an increase of 8,2 percent as compared to the corresponding month of 2024 (EUR474,0 million).