Larnaca’s hotels are enjoying robust occupancy rates this summer, ranging from 80 to 85 per cent, according to Marios Polyviou, president of the Larnaca Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe).
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Polyviou said that “that most visitors are coming from Britain and Israel“, noting that “both July and August performing particularly well”.
“We are very pleased to see that the year is finally turning out to be a very good one for Larnaca tourism, despite the fact that it started in a muted manner due to the situation in the Middle East,” he added.
He also mentioned that Britain remains Larnaca’s largest tourism market, followed by Israel, Poland, Romania, and Germany.
“There is of course tourism from Lebanon,” Polyviou said, “while the number of Israelis visiting our city is very high, so our hoteliers are satisfied with the number of tourists from that country”.
However, Polyviou warned that regional instability could affect visitor numbers from Israel and Lebanon.
“If anything further happens in the Middle East, it will affect tourism from Israel and Lebanon, not only in terms of Larnaca specifically, but also in terms of the whole of Cyprus and beyond,” he said.
Regarding the bookings for September, the Pasyxe president mentioned that “this month also seems to be progressing well in terms of tourist arrivals from various countries”.
“At the same time, the two concerts that the world-renowned singer Ed Sheeran will perform in Larnaca on the weekend of September 7-8 are expected to bring hundreds of visitors from several foreign countries who will stay in the city’s hotels,” he concluded.
