In an effort to get to know and network with local financial institutions, the newly established Investment Attraction Department of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism recently held meetings with Cyprus financial institutions.

The arrivals of travellers in November 2019 reached 309,952 compared to 261,765 in November 2018, recording an increase of 18,4 percent.

A successful seminar was held at the Hilton Hotel which was organised by the College of Tourism and Hotel Management.

In 2019, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in the European Union (EU) had reached more than 3,2 billion, up by 2,4 percent compared with 2018.

Since 2009, there has been a steady increase in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU, notably driven by a rise in nights spent by non-residents of the country visited.

In 2019, Spain (469 million nights, +0,5 percents compared with 2018) retained its lead, ahead of France (446 million,
+0,8 percent), Germany (436 million, +4 percent), Italy (433 million, +0,9 percent) and the UUK (375 million, +5,7 percent).

These early estimates, which include nights spent whether for business or leisure, come from an article issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in 2019 grew in nearly all member states, with the largest increases being observed in Slovakia (+12,6 percent) and Lithuania (+10,0 percent), followed by the Netherlands (+6,8 percent), the UK (+5,7 percent) and Romania (+5,6 percent).

In contrast, the only decreases were registered in Greece (-3 percent) and Malta (-2,7 percent).

In the EU, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation by residents grew at the same pace (+2,4 percent) between 2018 and 2019 as those spent by non-residents (+2,4 percent).

Almost every EU member state recorded an increase in the number of tourism nights spent by residents, with the highest increases recorded in Slovakia (+15,1 percent), Cyprus (+13 percent), Croatia (+10,0 percent), Lithuania (+9,9 percent) and Malta (+9,2 percent).

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) has announced that its deputy director general, Alexandros Josephides, was re-appointed as International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Goodwill Maritime Ambassador for Cyprus for the period 2020-2021.

In a simple ceremony held at the Presidential Palace on, January 22, the Savvas Perdios, deputy minister of tourism, Cyprus presented the National Tourism Strategy 2030 to foreign ambassadors in Cyprus, to high-ranking officials of key tourism players and other Cypriot tourists.

The area of Paphos,has once again come out on top for attracting the majority of European and Non-European buyers and entrepreneurs for 2019.

In 2019 Limassol Del Mar, a flagship development in Cyprus saw a year of sales success and achievements.

On the basis of the results of the Cyprus Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached EUR299,4 million in October 2019 compared to EUR293,8 million the corresponding month of the 2018, recording an increase of 1,9 percent.

Kanika Hotels & Resorts chefs won multiple distinctions and awards at The 19th Horeca Gastronomy Exhibition, 2019.