Trickle of British tourists dashes Cyprus tourism hopes

The holiday island of Cyprus had hoped British tourists would give a badly-needed boost to its pandemic-hit tourism sector, but only a trickle of sunseekers have arrived.

"It's a home away from home," said one visitor, Paul, who arrived on Tuesday, August 4, on an underbooked Wizz Air flight from London with his partner Nastasha and their young son. Tourism has all but collapsed in Cyprus, where the sector earned 2.68 billion euros last year – over 12% of gross domestic product, according to official statistics.

Cyprus on August 1 upgraded Britain to"Category B" from"C," meaning UK visitors no longer have to quarantine on arrival. British low-cost carrier Jet2 announced late last month it was suspending its"flights and holiday program" to Cyprus until after August 16, citing"prohibitive entry restrictions."

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