A meeting was held on March 31 at the offices of the Larnaca Chamber of Commerce and Industry  between the president, Stavros Stavrou, and a delegation of the Chamber, with the Ambassador of Israel, Oren Anolik and the embassy's commercial and financial relations officer.

Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism welcomes the decision of Royal Caribbean, hailed as the largest cruise company in the world, to include Cyprus in its programme for the months of June, July and August of this year.

Aiming to complete the promotion plan for the Cyprus-Israel joint tourism packages, a delegation from the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Cyprus, under Savvas Perdios, deputy minister of tourism, met on October 24 with a delegation of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism headed by Ami Halevi.

TUS Airways commenced its frequent flyer scheme, Tus & Plus, on July 06.

Following the conclusion of the Cyprus – Greece – Israel second Trilateral Defence Meeting held in Larnaca on June 22, the ministers of defence of the three countries issued a joint declaration.

Larnaca Municipality and Larnaka Tourism Board awared the title of Larnaka’s Loyal Friend to the owner of an Israeli cruise line which has brought passengers to the city for the past eight years.

The fourth Cyprus-Greece-Israel Tripartite Summit took place on May 08, at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, under the leadership of Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, Alexis Tsipras, prime minister, Greece, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister, Israel.

Celestyal Cruises is introducing two new itineraries, seven new destinations, and an extended year-round cruise season during 2019 and 2020 with seven-day experiences.

On February 27, Cyprus and Israel signed a declaration of sports sector cooperation, during a meeting between Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO) and the Sports Authority of the Ministry of Culture and Sport, Israel.

Pafos Regional Board of Tourism announced its intention to build on the district’s successes at the 24th International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 06 – 07.