The Larnaka Municipal Gallery – Christoforou Collection has opened this summer and will exhibit around 150 artworks by Greek painters and engravers of the 19th - 20th centuries; exhibited with the kind permission of retired Cypriot diplomat Charalambos Christoforou and his spouse Maria Christoforou. 

In May of this year the total Cyprus government employment reached 54.826 persons. For the period January – May an average total government employment reached 54.835 persons, marking an increase of 2.684 persons (5,1 percent) compared to the corresponding period of 2023.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism in Cyprus reached EUR113,0 million in March this year compared to EUR97,8 million in the corresponding month of 2023, recording an increase of 15,5 percent.

Cyprus unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of May 2024, reached 8.159 persons.

Following the announcement of their ‘Approved OTA’ partnership in in January, Ryanair, on May 29 announced that its low fare flights are now available to book as part of Kiwi bookings just in time for the peak summer holiday season.

Limassol Marina in collaboration with Dacor Advertising and Media Ltd, successfully organised the second “Limassol Boat Show Conference: Cyprus, the new yachting hub of the East Med” on May 24, as part of Limassol Boat Show 2024, at Limassol Marina.

In 2021, 11.3 million people in the EU were employed in economic activities related to tourism (but not necessarily relying only on tourism).

Based on the results of the passenger’s survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism for Cyprus reached EUR65,1 million in February of this year compared to EUR56,6 million in the corresponding month of 2023, recording an increase of 15 percent.

The arrivals of tourists reached 333.563 in April of this year compared to 342.736 in April 2023, recording a decrease of 2,7 percent. For the period of January – April, arrivals of tourists totalled 748.814 compared to 736.629 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 1,7 percent.

Europe's tourism industry is experiencing a robust recovery in the first months of this year. Based on data from reporting destinations, foreign arrivals (+7.2 percent) and overnights (+6.5 percent) in the first quarter of the year surpassed 2019 figures.