Tourism News

Cyprus plans a €59.4 million budget for tourism in 2027, focusing 62% on promotion and product enrichment. Despite a 5.6% drop in arrivals in early 2026, recovery signs emerged by September.

Tourist arrivals in Greece for August 2026 rose 2.6% to over 7.4 million, driven by foreign visitor growth. Overnight stays grew 2.1%, with rented rooms seeing faster increases than hotels.

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are developing a unified tourist visa for AFCON 2027 to ease travel for fans and tourists. This proposal builds on the existing 2014 Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda visa but adds Tanzania for the first time.

Cyprus set a record with 580,889 tourist arrivals in September 2026, up 1.8% from the previous year. The property sector saw a 6.6% value increase in transfers from January to September 2026.

Goa welcomed over 10 million tourists in 2025, with tourism contributing 16-17% to the state economy. Hospitality firms plan a skill development centre to boost youth employment.

Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda plan a common tourist visa for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations to facilitate multi-country travel. Tanzania's participation marks a potential expansion of East Africa's existing joint visa scheme.

Cyprus recorded 580,889 tourist arrivals in September 2026, up 1.8% from 2025. Property transfer values rose 6.6% to €3.72 billion Jan-Sept 2026, data shows.

Greece saw a 13.4% increase in inbound visitors in August 2026, totaling 8.46 million arrivals. Preliminary travel receipts rose by 13.4% to €4.91 billion during the peak tourist month.

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are planning a common tourist visa for the AFCON 2027 football tournament to simplify visitor travel across hosts. Key visa details and implementation plans remain unsettled.

Georgia's tourism sector earned a record $3.8 billion during the first nine months of 2026, with visitor arrivals surpassing 6 million. These figures were reported by Rustavi2.