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). […]

Blue Air now flying from Larnaca to London, Tel Aviv & Tehran

Romanian airline, Blue Air announced at a press conference yesterday that its adding more destinations to their schedule from Larnaca airport. Starting from 25th April 2016, passengers can fly direct using Blue Air to London’s Luton airport with prices starting at €34.95 one way inc. taxes. Dates for direct flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran […]

Ayia Napa hotels to stay open for winter tourism from Russia

Several hotels and businesses in Ayia Napa will remain open at least until the end of November in order to accommodate tourists who are expected to opt for Cyprus holidays after the recent disaster involving the Russian aircraft crashing in the Sinai Peninsula. According to the mayor of Ayia Napa, Giannis Karoussos, due to the […]

4G Mobile network now available from CYTA

Cytamobile announced that their 4G network is now operational and available to all subscribers, with monthly plans and pay as you go (soEasy) who use devices which support the technology. For the time being the 4G network only covers the urban centers of Nicosia and Limassol but will be progressively extended to cover all cities […]

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 […]

Move your clocks one hour back this Sunday

Its that time of the year again. Daylight Saving period is over and clocks will be switching back 1 hour on Sunday. At 04:00 of Sunday 25th the time should be changed to 03:00. This old tradition has absolutely no benefit in the modern world. Originally started as a way of saving fuel on artificial […]