Paphos offering free WiFi on the beach

After Ayia Napa recently started offering free wireless internet access to beach goers, now Paphos is following their example with a similar move. As a result of the the initiative taken by the Paphos municipality free WiFi is being offered since yesterday at two of its most popular beaches, the Municipal Baths beach and the […]

Cobalt air flying from Cyprus to 14 destinations starting July

The new Cypriot airline, Cobalt air announced today 14 routes to become available as soon as July. The president of the airline’s Board of Directors, Gregoris Diacou said today that the company will start flying on 1st June and within a month it will connect Cyprus with direct flights to Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, London, […]

2015: Most tourist arrivals of the past 10 years

2659000 tourists from abroad enjoyed holidays in Cyprus during 2015. A record number only topped by the arrivals of the years 2000 and 2001. The top 5 countries which also account for over 70% of the tourists in Cyprus are Britain (1041000 tourists), Russia (525000 tourists), Greece (140000 tourists), Germany (112000 tourists), and Israel (99000 tourists). […]

Direct flights from Shanghai to Paphos early next year

Paphos based travel agency Anesis Travel & Tours Ltd has signed an agreement with the Chinese, Zhongjia Chenfei General Aviation company to accommodate direct flights from Shanghai to Paphos starting from March 2016. Tourism officials in Cyprus are hopeful that up to 400000 Chinese tourists will be visiting the island during the next summer holiday […]

Jet2 low cost airline flying from New Castle and Glasgow to Larnaca

Jet2 low fare airline added two more UK destinations. Its first flight from Glasgow arrived yesterday afternoon to Larnaca airport while weekly flights from New Castle will also begin on May 27th. In the meantime the two new destinations are also available from Paphos airport twice a week (Wednesday / Saturday for Glasgow – and Wednesday / Sunday for New Castle). Additionally Jet2 […]

Ryan Air announced its new schedule for Cyprus

Ryan Air announced its winter schedule for 2015/2016 from and to Paphos Airport. Here are the new flight plans: Destination Airport Frequency Athens Twice per day Chania, Crete 3 times every week Thesaloniki Daily Rome (Ciampino) 2 times every week Brussels (Charleroi) 2 times every week London (Stansted) Daily The destinations are not much different […]

Auditor General: Scandals everywhere you look

Auditor General, Odysseas Michaelides revealed last night at a talk show on CyBC the list of scandals that the Audit Office of the Republic is currently working on. The largest scandals involve the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) and the Sewerage Board of Pafos (SAPA). Regarding CUT, the investigation continues with new issues constantly surfacing […]