Hiring for the summer usually starts in late winter and peaks in spring; the season itself runs roughly from spring to autumn. Hotels in Limassol and Larnaca and many city restaurants hire all year.
- Ayia Napa and Protaras: hotels, beach bars, restaurants, water sports.
- Paphos: large resorts and hotels.
- Typical jobs: waiters, bartenders, cooks and kitchen helpers, room attendants, receptionists, lifeguards, animators and drivers.
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