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July 31, 2020

Cyprus will lose 75% of tourism this year

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus doesn't expect to see this year more than 20%-25% of the record 3.97 million vacationing visitors the Mediterranean island nation welcomed in 2019 because the coronavirus pandemic has so far shut out its key tourist markets, the country's deputy tourism minister said Wednesday.

Savvas Perdios said tourism-generated revenue will fall accordingly this year, and he warned that the industry may experience a longer-lasting impact from the pandemic than other sectors of Cyprus' economy.


 
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