Simila Cyprus : Emirates: Cyprus fare to Malta on offerOperating a...

Simila Cyprus : Emirates: Cyprus fare to Malta on offerOperating a...: Emirates: Cyprus fare to Malta on offer Operating a daily schedule, the Emirates’ A330-200 or Boeing 777 aircraft lands at Malta Internat...

Emirates: Cyprus fare to Malta on offer

Operating a daily schedule, the Emirates’ A330-200 or Boeing 777 aircraft lands at Malta International Airport at around midday giving travellers ample time to refresh and start to explore the vibrancy of Malta.

“In just two and half hours from Cyprus, travellers can enjoy an exquisite climate and a stunning legacy of art and culture. The Maltese islands also offer a colourful annual calendar of traditional seasonal events, such as Carnival between 13 and 17 February and Easter week providing a lot of pageantry and traditions for tourists from 29 March to 5 April 2015.”

Simila Cyprus : Influx of Russian, Israeli tourists saves Cyprus t...

Simila Cyprus : Influx of Russian, Israeli tourists saves Cyprus t...: Influx of Russian, Israeli tourists saves Cyprus tourism A surge in Russian and Israeli tourists ensured visitors to Cyprus rose last yea...

Influx of Russian, Israeli tourists saves Cyprus tourism

A surge in Russian and Israeli tourists ensured visitors to Cyprus rose last year, helping its bailed-out economy weather three years of recession, official data released in January 2015 have showed. 

The number of people visiting the east Mediterranean island, which is heavily reliant on income generated by tourism, rose 1.5 per cent in 2014 after recoiling 2.4 per cent the previous year.

The figures represent a rare upward trend for the economy of Cyprus, which earlier in January saw its national carrier Cyprus Airways cease flights after nearly seven decades of service.

An increase in tourists arriving from Russia and Israel last year helped offset a decline in the island’s main tourist market from Britain, data from the Statistical Service of Cyprus showed.

    Russian Businessmen enjoying Hookahs at a seafront restaurant in Limassol

In 2014 the number of visitors from Britain was slightly down by 2.2 per cent to 871,523, but tourists from Russia increased 4.6 per cent to 636,766.

Israeli visitors also rose by an amazing 57.6 per cent to 68,822 last year.

Although overall arrivals in 2013 were down, the €2.08 billion they generated was the best for a decade. Revenue figures for 2014 have yet to be released.

Simila Cyprus : Cyprus January Heavy Rain top up DamsWater board ...

Simila Cyprus : Cyprus January Heavy Rain top up Dams
Water board ...: Cyprus January Heavy Rain top up Dams Water board officials were smiling this week after reservoir levels for January swelled to three ...

Cyprus January Heavy Rain top up Dams

Water board officials were smiling this week after reservoir levels for January swelled to three times the reserves recorded the same time last year.

The biggest reservoir on the island, Kouri Dam, is according to Cyprus Water Board Deputy Director Andreas Manoli, at a maximum occupancy of 115 million cubic metres.

Reserves reached 20% on January 1 before increasing to 27% two weeks later which translates as 27,254,000 tons. News of the dam levels have been welcomed by water board officials of the Famagusta District, which is supplied from Kouri Dam via a south channel.

“Current weather conditions are positive, and we are optimistic the situation will improve significantly,” said Manoli. “Last year rainfall peaked early and started to go down by January, but this year we see exactly the opposite”.

Dam occupancy is currently at 36.5%, compared to a 53% peak last year. Manoli added that there is plenty of time to “make up the difference”.

Simila Cyprus : A New Artificial Divers reef for CyprusAn artifici...

Simila Cyprus : A New Artificial Divers reef for CyprusAn artifici...: A New Artificial Divers reef for Cyprus An artificial reef to be constructed by Larnaca Tourism Development and Promotion Company in the t...