Cyprus expects a 60% fall in tourist arrivals or 1.5 million tourists in the best-case scenario due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Minister for Tourism, Savvas Perdios has told CNA.
Perdios said that Cyprus’ basic scenario provides for the inflow of tourists to begin in July according to an extraordinary action plan drafted for this year.
In an interview with CNA, the Deputy Minister for Tourism revealed the base case scenario for 2020 provides for a drop of 60% or 1.5 million tourists, a reduction expected to be recovered in the next two or three years, adding that “changes to Cyprus’ national strategy for tourism are necessary if we want to achieve recovery next year.”
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