The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism announced that the website www.delightfulcyprus.com has been updated in Greek and English, in the context of the upgrade of the Cyprus Gastronomy Promotion Pact ‘Taste Cyprus’, a certification mark that confirms and rewards the compliance of certain companies. quality criteria.
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, Cyprus, on the occasion of the International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day held annually on October 20, lit up the Castles of Paphos and Larnaca in the colour purple.
A total number of 66,452 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in September of this year, compared to 26,111 in the corresponding month in 2020, recording an increase of 154,5 percent and 49,8 percent decrease compared to September 2019.
The arrivals of tourists to Cyprus reached 339,242 in September of this year, recording an increase of 288,4 percent compared to September 2020 (during which 87,334 arrivals were recorded), and a decrease of 35,3 percent compared to September 2019 (with 524,707 arrivals).
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works on October 15 announced the completion of the 2021 fieldwork season of the Italian Erimi Archaeological Project at Laonin tou Porakou, where a team from the University of Siena, directed by Professor Luca Bombardieri, successfully investigated an extended area of the Middle Bronze Age settlement.
The redesigned commercial areas at Larnaca Airport provide an improved travel experience to the passengers. Hermes Airports, the operator of Larnaca and Paphos Airports, and its partners Cyprus Airports Duty Free and Cyprus Airports F&B Ltd., created a complete plan for the transformation of the commercial areas with projects worth EUR20 million.
Larnaca city centre is the ideal starting point to discover the region’s history and culture thanks to the large number of attractions found in a small, compact vicinity.
The Leptos Group recently organised a four-day blood donation during October, in memory of its founder, Michael Leptos, who passed away earlier this year.
A host of new hotels are on the horizon for Larnaca region - including resort hotels, boutique establishments and even lodgings in historic, listed buildings, expanding the choice of accommodation available to visitors.
On the occasion of World Maritime Day, CYMEPA and the Cyprus Master Mariners Association organised a bi-communal beach clean-up of Akti Olympion B’, (Thalassokoritso) on September 30.