The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC), as the trade association of the shipping industry in Cyprus, signed the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change, together with a number of its member-companies and joined the worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change crisis caused by Covid-19.
The council of ministers recently adopted a proposal providing for a mandatory self-isolation for 72 hours and the carrying out of a PCR laboratory test 72 hours after arrival, to all passengers arriving from category A and B countries, thus strengthening the measures implemented at the airports of the Republic since their re-opening in the summer of 2020.
Ryanair has announced fie additional flights every week from Paphos to Tel Aviv as part of its Summer 2021 schedule.
The Cyprus Commerce Minister recently gave a press conference on a new strategy for commerce and new support programmes for participation in trade fairs.
Cyprus’s Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Natasa Pilides, at a press conference for the presentation of the ministry’s new strategy for commerce, as well as the new support programmes, operated under ‘de minimis’ state aid regulation, for the participation of Cypriot companies in trade fairs, at the Ministry of Commerce.
A new core of culture, as well as a quality tourist reference point, will be the restored Mattei House - former Larnaca Club. The Mattei House will soon operate under the Municipality of Larnaca as a ‘Multipurpose Center for Creativity and Culture’.
Cy-FOS The Cyprus Foundation of the Sea (Cy-FOS) and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) on January 25 signed a cooperation agreement.
From celebrities being photographed in rare designer pieces, to the rising popularity of resale platforms such as Depop, StockX, and Vinted, it seems one of the biggest trends of 2020 was vintage fashion and thrifting.
A total number of 17,958 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in December 2020, compared to 144,619 in the corresponding month of 2019, recording a decrease of 87,6 percent.
The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has announced a new range of green incentives to reward vessels that demonstrate effective emissions reductions. From fiscal year 2021, annual tonnage tax will be reduced by up to 30 percent for each vessel that demonstrates proactive measures to reduce its environmental impact, ensuring shipowners are rewarded for sustainable shipping efforts.
The arrivals of tourists to Cyprus reached 9,682 in December 2020 compared to 110,330 in December 2019, recording a decrease of 91,2 percent.