Cyprus Airways recently announced that it will be commencing twice weekly services, every Monday and Thursday, between Larnaca and Brussels International Airport, on February 05, 2024. These will be increased to three weekly flights as from Summer 2024.

FITUR 2024, organised by IFEMA MADRID and taking place from January 24-28 at the Trade Fair Centre, is presented as the world's leading trade fair, not only in the field of tourism, but also in the commitment to sustainability and environmental, social and corporate governance responsibility in the industry.

Cyprus Airways recently announced the launch of its Summer 2024 flight schedule, significantly expanding last summer’s flying programme. The seven-month schedule, which runs from end of March till October, will see the airline operate to 19 key Airports.

The geo-political tensions in the Middle East have negatively impacted Cyprus Airways. During the month of November, the airline carried 41 percent less passengers and operated 12 percent less flights than 2022. This reduction was however offset by a 21 percent increase in revenues, 115 percent increase in average fares and a significant increase in the net income position. Routes like Dubai, Paris and Milan also performed better and helped the Airline compensate for the loss of traffic.

Software solutions and services for the tourism industry, online booking platforms for travel agencies, voice assistants with artificial intelligence, innovation and technology consultancy, web and marketing projects, Wi-Fi developments, digitalisation, price managers and revolutionary payment methods are just some of the main proposals being showcased at FITUR TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY 2024 from January 24 – 28, 2024 at IFEMA MADRID.

Proven Partners, specialists in luxury real estate marketing, have released a ‘league table’ ranking 20 popular destinations based on their affordability for UK second-home investors. This comes at a time when UK regions are witnessing significant hikes in property taxes for second homes.

Eurostat has recently announced that another peer review report within the third round of European Statistical System (ESS) peer reviews — the peer review report on Cyprus — is now publicly available on Eurostat’s thematic web page and on the web page of Cyprus’ Statistical Service. 

Marriott International has recently signed an agreement to bring The Luxury Collection to the Dodecanese Islands in Greece, following an extensive renovation of Patmos Aktis Suites & Spa.

The arrivals of tourists reached 426.272 in October of this year compared to 400.628 in October 2022, recording an increase of 6,4 percent. For the period of January – October, arrivals of tourists totalled 3.562.417 compared to 2.941.182 in the corresponding period of 2022, recording an increase of 21,1 percent.

City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe’s first integrated resort (IR), has been named Best New Luxury Casino Resort – World at 2023 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards (SSLHLA).