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UK, Poland And Israel Propel Record November Tourist Arrivals In Cyprus

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

December 17, 2025

Robust Growth In Arrivals

Cyprus has once again demonstrated the resilience of its tourism sector, with November 2025 recording a significant surge in visitor numbers. According to the state statistical service, Cystat, tourist arrivals climbed to 234,580 from 179,941 year over year—a robust 30.4 percent increase. For the period from January to November 2025, total arrivals reached 4,377,114, marking a 12 percent rise compared to the same period in 2024.

Key Markets Driving Growth

The United Kingdom continues to be the principal contributor to Cyprus’ tourism industry, constituting 22.7 percent of arrivals with 53,267 visitors. Poland and Israel followed closely as the second and third largest markets, contributing 13.2 percent (30,983 visitors) and 11.4 percent (26,816 visitors) respectively. Germany contributed 10.4 percent with 24,361 tourists, while Greece accounted for 6 percent with 13,965 arrivals.

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Market-specific gains were particularly notable from Austria, where arrivals more than doubled to 6,948, and Romania, which nearly doubled to 5,875 visitors. Poland, Germany, and Israel experienced impressive annual increases of 52.4 percent, 48.3 percent, and 42.3 percent respectively, in stark contrast to a 12.8 percent decline in arrivals from Greece.

Outbound Travel Trends And Economic Impact

Holiday travel remains the dominant motive for visiting Cyprus, with leisure trips accounting for 72.0 percent of arrivals in November 2025—up from 64.5 percent in the previous year. Visits to friends and relatives comprised 13.1 percent, and business travel accounted for 14.4 percent. This shift highlights a growing appeal of Cyprus as a year-round destination that caters to both leisure and professional engagements.

Cypriot outbound travel also saw a substantial increase. A total of 137,210 residents returned from trips abroad in November 2025, up from 120,248 in November 2024, a 14.1 percent rise. Greece was the primary destination for returning residents, representing 30.9 percent (42,442 individuals), followed by the United Kingdom at 9.7 percent (13,286 travelers) and Italy at 4.5 percent (6,114 returns). Holiday travel remained prevalent among Cypriot travelers abroad, constituting 65.9 percent of departures, while business-related travel made up 31.5 percent.

These detailed insights, derived from comprehensive passenger surveys at Larnaca and Paphos airports and administrative data from all legal entry and exit points in government-controlled areas, reaffirm the strategic importance of the tourism sector in driving economic activity in Cyprus. The impressive upward trend not only supports local employment and consumption but also solidifies Cyprus’ position as a dynamic hub in the global tourism market.

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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.