The streets are empty, the offices are full of rental cars.
Downhill endless tourism capital.
With the dropper, car rental businessmen find customers. There are no more tourists renting cars and motorcycles in the free Province of Famagusta. The coronavirus in the last two years and the loss of the Russian market for this season seem to bring the tourism professionals to their knees as there is a dramatic reduction in turnover.
The Vehicle Rental Association in the Free Province of Famagusta is sounding the alarm, since the first losses and the first comparisons are already being recorded…
According to what he said Nikos Stylianou, President of the Car Rental Association and car rental entrepreneur, at FamagustaNews, the entrepreneurs in the industry, find customers with the dropper, while the companies are on the verge of closing.
Nikos Stylianou, in his statements, stated that the tourists that currently exist in Famagusta correspond to 1/3 of the tourists that we had in the same period in 2021. At the same time, the president strongly added that the profile of tourists in 2022 It is very different from the profile of Russian tourists in 2021. This year, tourists choose the "all inclusive" package in hotels, as a result of which they do not travel and do not make excursions, which is what Russian tourists did in 2021.
The Scandinavians and the British could not make up for much of what the Russians supplied. And the bad scenario, according to Mr. Stylianos, is that there is no alternative and businesses will close.
A quick walk on Nisi Avenue will make you realize that all the rentals are parked outside the offices. The problem is not about one office, it is total. Even worse is that the Russians have already found other destinations and I am very afraid that it will take more than ten years for Cyprus to see a Russian tourist. Of course they will not wait for us. "
FamagustaNews