July. Haifa's Mayor, Dr. Einat Kalisch Rotem and her deputy, Mr. Nahshon Tzuk, met with the Deputy Minister of Tourism of Cyprus, Mr. Savvas Perdios and his team to discuss a number of issues important for the evolvement of tourism in Haifa, as well as for strengthening the economic cooperation between Cyprus and Haifa.

Among the topics discussed: revitalizing Haifa Airport by increasing the number of scheduled flights from Cyprus and the arrival of tourists from neighboring Greece; health tourism from Cyprus to Haifa; enrollment of Cypriot students in Haifa's higher education institutions; opening a cruise line between Haifa and Cyprus, etc.