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Cyprus Poised For Year-Round Tourism Success Amid Summer Peak

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 7, 2025

Cyprus is set to redefine its tourism landscape, building on a stellar summer record while preparing an ambitious expansion of its winter offerings. Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis outlined a strategy aimed at capturing a larger share of the winter market during discussions at the 45th annual World Travel Market (WTM) 2025 in London, an event renowned for convening over 40,000 industry professionals from more than 180 countries.

Capitalizing On Summer Strength And Winter Opportunities

Koumis confidently noted that the island’s summer performance has reached unprecedented heights, forecasting its continuation into 2026. He emphasized that while the summer season has peaked, the pressing challenge now is to boost the winter tourism segment. The deputy minister cited a 5.2% increase in tourist arrivals from the British market between January and September 2025 compared to the previous year as a testament to Cyprus’ growing appeal.

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Strategic Alliances And Expanded Winter Programs

Conversations with strategic tourism partners at the WTM revealed an optimistic outlook for winter programmes. Major British tour operators are expected to enhance their winter offerings significantly, a move that could transform Cyprus into a year-round destination. Koumis stressed that expanding winter initiatives is essential for maintaining revenue momentum, even as summer operations reach saturation.

Shifting Investment Models And Infrastructure Innovation

WTM 2025 featured over 70 sessions and panel discussions, during which industry leaders discussed topics ranging from artificial intelligence to sustainable infrastructures. Koumis contributed to several panels including one on rethinking investment models in tourism, while also engaging in bilateral discussions with officials such as Serbian Tourism Minister Husein Memic on future cooperation.

Robust Data And Future Growth Prospects

The latest statistics fortify Cyprus’ growth narrative: between January and September 2025, tourist arrivals surged by 10.3% year-on-year to 3.6 million, with tourism revenue climbing to €1.89 billion in the first seven months. Additionally, Cyprus recorded the highest increase in hotel overnight stays in Europe, and the revenue percentage among European Mediterranean destinations remains unmatched.

Building A Sustainable Year-Round Model

Industry experts, including Christos Angelides, Director General of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association, underscored the importance of an integrated ecosystem where hotels, local businesses, and communities collaborate to extend tourism beyond the summer months. Plans are already underway for several hotels in Ayia Napa, Protaras, and the Famagusta district to extend operations into November 2025, ensuring a prolonged engagement with visitors.

Diversification And Future Vision

Further bolstering its strategy, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism is diversifying the island’s tourism product by promoting sports, wellness, gastronomy, and conference tourism. These efforts aim to reduce the historical dependency on the sun-and-sea model, positioning Cyprus as a destination that offers authentic and sustainable experiences all year round.

As Cyprus prepares to extend its tourism window, the focus on winter growth and sustainable practices marks a pivotal shift in the island’s economic strategy, promising robust returns and enduring success in the competitive global landscape.

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by News Editor

August 24, 2026

Courts Are Still Applying Old Copyright Rules To AI

AI companies train models on enormous amounts of published material, including books, articles and academic research. Whether using that content without authors’ permission violates copyright law remains unresolved.

Much of the debate centres on fair use, which allows copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Courts consider factors such as the purpose of the use, how much material was involved and its impact on the original market.

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Anthropic Case Sets An Important Precedent

A major case involving Anthropic and a group of authors provided one of the clearest rulings so far. Judge William Alsup found that using copyrighted books to train AI models was lawful, comparing the process to people reading and studying literature before creating something new.

Anthropic was nevertheless ordered to pay $1.5 billion in a settlement. The penalty concerned books the company had obtained from illegal online libraries rather than the AI training itself.

For AI companies, that distinction could prove significant because it separates studying copyrighted material from directly copying it.

Competition Could Be The Key Issue

A case involving Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence offers a different perspective. A court ruled that Ross could not claim fair use after using Reuters’ copyrighted material to develop a competing AI-powered legal research platform.

The decision suggests courts may be less willing to consider AI training fair use when copyrighted content is used to build a product that directly competes with the original.

For authors, an unresolved question is whether AI-generated content should be considered competition for the works used to train these models.

The Law Has Yet To Catch Up

US copyright law predates generative AI by decades, leaving courts to apply old principles to new technology. Questions also remain over copyright protection for AI-generated works. In Thaler v. Perlmutter, a court ruled that material created entirely by AI cannot receive copyright protection.

Major AI companies remain involved in copyright litigation, and different courts could reach different conclusions. For now, there is no universal rule: the legality of AI training will depend on the circumstances of each case and how courts ultimately interpret copyright and fair use.