2019 a difficult year for tourism in Cyprus

Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said that 2019 is a difficult year for tourism, but stressed that there is no need for panic, pointing out that positive developments may be expected in the coming weeks with regard to covering the losses from flights that no longer operate to and from Cyprus.

This year is a more difficult one, Perdios told the press in Paphos, noting that this was natural after three successive years of record arrivals.

Perdios said one of the main reasons was increasing competition from Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco keeps growing. He said that Cyprus should target other sources of tourism than traditional markets such as the UK and Russia where the serious competition facing Cyprus was evident.

Perdios also said that a national strategy for tourism is in the works that would include a ten-year plan with all the actions that have to be taken.

He noted that in the next two years they would make a big effort not only to attract new investments and tourists from new markets, but also to upgrade Cyprus’ tourism product and those areas that are necessary to further develop tourism.

Via Cyprus Mail