After working hard all year, most people look forward to a couple of weeks in the sun or a chance to see a few sights. Many of these lucky tourists will visit the beautiful Mediterranean island paradise of Cyprus. Travel information and some helpful advice from people who have been there and done so could make your holiday in Cyprus even more memorable, so read on. Often people book a vacation through the travel agency and trust them to make everything go smoothly. All without knowing anything about the resort they are going to or where their accommodation is in relation to the center of the resort. Therefore, Cyprus travel information can be invaluable, especially if you are visiting the island for the first time.

More and more visitors to Cyprus are booking flights, accommodation and even organizing their own airport transfers. The growth of online bookings through the Internet gives travelers access to instant price comparisons for everything they need to create their own vacation package. Cyprus flights can be booked through charter companies or even using the growing number of scheduled operators. In fact, it is often worth booking directly with the airline and bypassing the middleman or booking agent. Flying to Cyprus has never been easier with chartered and scheduled flights leaving from most major UK airports two to three times a week. If you’re prepared to travel a few more miles to your departure airport, you can save big on your flight to Cyprus.

There are two main airports in Cyprus and choosing the wrong one could add at least a couple of hours to your transfer time, so make sure you get it right. Paphos Airport serves the west coast, making it ideal for transfers to Paphos, Limassol and the capital Nicosia. The smaller resorts of Polis and Pissouri are also on this side of southern Cyprus, so if you’re headed there be sure to fly into Paphos. Larnaca Airport is located on the east coast of the island, just outside the resort town of Larnaca. From here you can easily reach all the resorts and towns as far as Protaras via the modern coastal highway. Agia Napa, Pernera and Kapparis are less than an hour’s drive from Larnaca airport, which is great news after a five-hour flight.

Ask anyone for information on traveling to Cyprus and they will almost always advise you to rent a car. It’s the best way to get around the island unless you want the extra cost of taxis. There are buses but they are not very useful unless you are on the main road and they only run between the main cities. However, you can kill two birds with one stone if you pre-book your Cyprus car hire online and pick it up at the airport. The average fare for a taxi is around 30.00 cyp each way, so that’s logically an instant saving of 60.00 cyp if you return the car at the airport at the end of your holiday. It is also advisable to use a company that has cars at the airport rather than the agents that offer to pick you up and drop you off. Even though your fee is included in the total price, you are at your mercy when it’s time to leave for the airport. It’s not so good if you arrive at check in right after the coaches unload and spend an hour queuing.

Another useful piece of Cyprus travel information concerns the whole car rental business and some of the common mistakes tourists tend to make. Cyprus is in fashion! Okay, you already knew that, but will you remember that when it comes to selecting your rental car in Cyprus? You’d be surprised how many people forget to specify air conditioning when booking their rental car online. They leave the airport for their accommodation, realize how hot it is and start feverishly pressing all the buttons on the dashboard. Meanwhile, the interior of the car is beginning to resemble a mobile sauna, and the woman is giving them a bad earache. Oh well, at least the windows open to let in lots of hot Cyprus air and they can always park in the shade. Those trendy jeeps and convertibles look cool too, but you won’t look as good when the sun has burned your scalp. Choose air conditioning and roll down the hood at night that way you get the best of both worlds. Enjoy your holiday and we hope you can put this Cyprus travel information to good use.