The coming weeks will be extremely difficult for our tourism, said Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios, noting at the same time that the fact that we are currently the only country in Europe in deep red is not an advertisement for Cyprus.
Regarding the holiday subsidy plan for domestic tourism to the vaccinated citizens, Savvas Perdios said that today the list of accommodation and tourist offices that will be included in the plan will be officially posted, which will be implemented from July 15 and will run for six weeks.
Visit to the organized beach of Alaminos
The Deputy Minister of Tourism paid a visit to the organized beach of the village of Alaminos.
In statements to KYPE, Savvas Perdios stated that the specific beach has many prospects, and stated that he visited it in February without the knowledge of the President of the Community, Frixos Hasikos, and since then some actions have been taken to upgrade the beach by the Community Council. and sectors of the State.
It is a beach that while the whole area has a lot of winds and waves, here due to the port that exists, it is an area that is protected from the winds, said Savvas Perdios, adding that there are no waves, it is a sandy beach and I think it can excel.
The reason we wanted to come here, said the Deputy Minister of Tourism, is to see the upgrade actions that have taken place recently but also to inform the members of the Community Council that there are specific plans and sponsorships from the Ministry of Tourism.
He expressed the hope that in the next version of the plan, the community of Alaminos will join in order to upgrade the cots and umbrellas even more, so that they become locker rooms but also sanitary places for the people and for people with mobility difficulties.
Mr. Perdios said that the specific beach was sponsored by the CTO to create a platform for people with mobility difficulties and the improvement of the provided services is at an advanced stage. I am sure, he said, "that it will be one of the beaches that the Cypriot will love very much". He also mentioned the fact that there is a lot of traffic from tourists on this beach.
The next few weeks are extremely difficult for tourism
Regarding the situation in tourism due to the coronary pandemic, Mr. Perdios said that "at the moment the situation is difficult, especially with regard to the German market due to the fact that Cyprus is classified by the ECDC as a dangerous country with a deep red color. which means that those who return to Germany from Cyprus and have not been vaccinated should be quarantined ". The positive thing, he said, is that those who have been vaccinated do not need quarantine so there is a window of hope and optimism.
I must say, he said, that the next weeks will be extremely difficult for our tourism, certainly the fact that we are currently the only country in Europe in the deep red is not an advertisement for Cyprus. "We are slowly seeing other countries enter the red, such as Portugal and Spain, but we are the only country that is in the deep red, and I expect this to have an effect on arrivals from the German market and even from other countries," he said. markets.
Posting a list for a domestic tourism holiday grant plan
Regarding the holiday subsidy plan for domestic tourism to the vaccinated citizens, Savvas Perdios said that today the list of accommodation and tourist offices will be officially posted in the plan which will be implemented from July 15 and will run for six weeks.
I believe, he said, that it is a plan that will motivate citizens to be vaccinated, but it is also an incentive and a help for those who want to go on vacation to help them in this way, he said.
The Ministry of Tourism subsidizes 35% of the room with breakfast per day with a maximum of 80 euros.
I think, he said, that it is an excellent price in the middle of summer to take a vacation with a subsidized price of 35% from the Ministry of Tourism.
He also added, "it is very important because it will give breath to the tourist accommodation and travel agencies and from this program will help the local economy because it is a program that subsidizes until breakfast".
This, he said, "means that the visitor is given an impetus to leave the hotel to go to the local community to eat something to buy something, that is, not to spend all his time in a hotel."
"It is a multifaceted program that has many aspects and I think it will help in general to achieve the goals we want. The plan covers the entire territory of Cyprus ", said the Deputy Minister of Tourism.