Following a meeting under the President of the Republic, STEK (Cyprus Tourism Business Association) recently sent a letter to the competent ministers of the government, with its suggestions on the reopening of the hotel industry and at the same time the resumption of tourism in the country.

With tourism ‘on pause’ during the Covid-19 global pandemic, the region of Larnaca prolongs in revealing its new hotels and additional holiday accommodation, although Marios Polyviou, CEO, Sunnyseeker Hotels and board member of the Larnaka Tourism Board informs on what is to expected when we things are ‘open for business’ again.

The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced that museums, archaeological sites and ancient monuments will continue to remain closed to the public until May 31.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomed the results of the newest “Ship Management Report”, published by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Cyprus, for the second half of 2019, which covers the period July 01 –December 31, 2019.

The Cyprus Travel Agents Association (ACTA) and the Tourist and Travel Agencies Association of Greece (HATTA) confirmed on April 24 via teleconference that they intend to cooperate and submit a joint proposal to the relevant two government departments.

The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, in view of recent articles published in the media, concerning shipwrecks in the sea zone between Cyprus and Lebanon, announced the below.

On the basis of the results of the Cyprus Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 55,342 in March compared to 169,934 in March 2019, recording a decrease of 67,4 percent.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomed with satisfaction the inclusion of the Cyprus Flag to the ‘Qualship 21’ list of the US Coast Guard after being removed from the targeted flaglist of the USCG, further improving its safety performance as to the applicable regulations and quality image.

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced that the council of ministers, at a meeting on April 23, decided to extend the ban of flights.

A flight ban had been announced in the relevant decree issued by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works on April 18, and has been extended from April 30 to May 17.

On April 21, the fourth batch of medical supplies arrived in Cyprus from China.