Marios Demetriades, minister of transport, Cyprus, participated in the 5th Trilateral Maritime Meeting of Cyprus, Greece and Malta which took place in Athens on February 03.

The remains of Saint Helena and her son Emperor Constantine the Great were transported to Greece for the first time, by Ellinair.

After a meeting between Elena Kountouras, minister of tourism, Greece, Rena Douro, regional minister, Attica, and George Kaminis, mayor, Athens, a general assembly of all relevant public and private sector professionals was held in order to implement, for the first time, an operation and communication plan for the targeted endorsement of the Athens-Attica as a city break destination abroad.

Members of Selectour Afat took part in a familiarisation trip (fam trip) to Athens, after a collaboration between the Greek National Tourism Board in France and the central office of the agency.

International arrivals at Greek airports showed a robust third quarter with a year-on-year increase of 9.3 percent, according to a report by GBR Consulting.

European Union mandated BLUE MED Functional Airspace Block (FAB) has reported steady results in terms of its air traffic flow and capacity management.

Dassia beach has received Blue Flag certification for the sustainable quality of its sea water and the top-level facilities and services provided by Corfu Chandris Hotel & Villas and Dassia Chandris Hotel & Spa.

VISITOR NUMBERS TO THE ISLAND SHOWED A NOTABLE INCREASE OF 16.3 PERCENT IN JULY, REACHING 482,132 COMPARED TO 414,527 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 2015.

Thomas Cook Airlines appointed Discover the World to handle its sales and marketing operations in Cyprus and in a number of other countries across the world, including Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Kenya, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia,

Tourist figures to Cyprus increased significantly in the first two months of the year, with data released by the Statistical Service showing a particular surge in Russian traveller numbers.