The CTO notes that already in the first quarter of January - March 2016 recorded a large increase of 32,4% compared to the first quarter of 2015 and with almost all markets showing an increase.
The fact that the tourist arrivals of the winter period November 2015 - March 2016 exceeded 438 thousand and increased by 33,4% compared to the tourist arrivals of the period November 2014 - March 2015, which were calculated, is also considered very important by the CTO. to about 328 thousand. It is also pointed out that the arrivals of the winter season 2015-16 are the best performance of the last decade.
"Based on the overall picture of arrivals for the Winter 2015-2016 season, it appears that the tireless efforts and continuous actions of the Cyprus Tourism Organization to increase the tourist flow during the Winter Season and to improve seasonality pay off," the CTO concluded in the statement. of.
Lakis Avraamidis: Optimism for the province of Famagusta
The Director of the Famagusta Tourism Development and Promotion Company, Mr. Lakis Avraamidis, expressed optimism for this year's arrivals in his statements on our website.
According to Mr. Avraamidis, this year is expected to increase significantly in arrivals and reservations. According to him, there is a steady coverage of traditional markets, while for the Russian market, which has declined in the last year, there is an increase of 150 thousand positions, while an increase is expected in the Ukrainian market.
The Famagusta Tourism Development and Promotion Company, as Mr. Avraamidis told us, participates in exhibitions in several foreign countries in order to promote the province of Famagusta abroad, while he also underlined the fact that the tourist face of the province is slowly beginning to enrich and become more attractive, taking into account the new hotel units but also the renovation of the existing ones.
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