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[purdey]

Wow even the Government are saying it is down now,but they said it was up last year.Which is it guys,or do you not know your arse from your elbow.

[Bill]

Tourism was definitely down over the whole of Cyprus .

But arrivals at airports within the ROC are up during 2007.

Why the difference ?

Well a lot of home owners in the North have figured out it's quicker and often cheaper to fly into Larnaca then travel to the north.

Whilst a lot more are arriving they are not putting their bums on beds or eating at restaurants in the south .

So although the figures look good it not actually making us money and is giving a false impression that everything is ok and there are plenty of tourists about.

Personally I've never seen the beach beds so empty in the larnaca area during last summer ~ the only time they were almost full was during the Cypriot August holidays and that was due to the Cypriots coming down from area's like Nicosia.

Bill

[Piratis]

I don't know from where you get your figures, but here are the facts:

On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €51,4mn (£30,1 mn) in December 2007 compared to €49,1 mn (£28,8 mn) in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 4,5%.

For the period January – December 2007 revenue from tourism is estimated to €1.858,1 mn (£1.087,5mn) compared to €1.755,3 mn (£1.027,3 mn) in the corresponding period of 2006, recording an increase of 5,9%.

http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statis ... t&sub=2&e=

[Piratis]

And the above are the latest figures by the way, published yesterday.

[purdey]

We are quoting your Government minister as reported in the Cyprus Mail.He has apparently upset tourist chiefs because he is telling the truth.
It is time these figures were stopped,they have been inflated for three years now.There is a downturn in tourism,the British cannot afford these package holidays any more.Yes they are flying into Larnaca and been bused over the border..

[miltiades]

Interesting to note that tourism from Britain amounts to 53% , so yes our tourist Industry relies heavily on the British tourist , long may they continue arriving.

[Pumpy]

I don't know from where you get your figures, but here are the facts:

On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €51,4mn (£30,1 mn) in December 2007 compared to €49,1 mn (£28,8 mn) in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 4,5%.

For the period January – December 2007 revenue from tourism is estimated to €1.858,1 mn (£1.087,5mn) compared to €1.755,3 mn (£1.027,3 mn) in the corresponding period of 2006, recording an increase of 5,9%.

http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statis ... t&sub=2&e=

You're so full of shit Piratis, buying the government lies and propaganda.
Pay attention to the Cyprus Mail (drastically underfunded though independent and vaguely reliable news source). The figures for 06/07 looked shocking, on the back of the revelation that the CTO was without a CEO and a proper strategy for years.

Suddenly, out the blue, the figures went from being well down, to being up in the middle of the summer of 07. How convenient, or should I say, how utterly wrong.

The figures have been slipping and this is because of incompetence at government level, a lack of regulation at business level and a complete lack of tourism strategy. Culiminating in years of nelglect and underfunding of the industry and the fact that flights are too expensive into the country. So people from the UK, Germany etc go elsewhere, like Turkey and Spain, or further afield to places like Thailand and the Caribbean, for their hols.

Get your act together.

[phoenix]

I don't know from where you get your figures, but here are the facts:

On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €51,4mn (£30,1 mn) in December 2007 compared to €49,1 mn (£28,8 mn) in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 4,5%.

For the period January – December 2007 revenue from tourism is estimated to €1.858,1 mn (£1.087,5mn) compared to €1.755,3 mn (£1.027,3 mn) in the corresponding period of 2006, recording an increase of 5,9%.

http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statis ... t&sub=2&e=

You're so full of shit Piratis, buying the government lies and propaganda.
Pay attention to the Cyprus Mail (drastically underfunded though independent and vaguely reliable news source). The figures for 06/07 looked shocking, on the back of the revelation that the CTO was without a CEO and a proper strategy for years.

Suddenly, out the blue, the figures went from being well down, to being up in the middle of the summer of 07. How convenient, or should I say, how utterly wrong.

The figures have been slipping and this is because of incompetence at government level, a lack of regulation at business level and a complete lack of tourism strategy. Culiminating in years of nelglect and underfunding of the industry and the fact that flights are too expensive into the country. So people from the UK, Germany etc go elsewhere, like Turkey and Spain, or further afield to places like Thailand and the Caribbean, for their hols.

Get your act together.

pumpy sometimes you have to listen!

Why do you think, only you, have all the answers ...

Typical Brit. / Turk

[Pumpy]

I don't know from where you get your figures, but here are the facts:

On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €51,4mn (£30,1 mn) in December 2007 compared to €49,1 mn (£28,8 mn) in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 4,5%.

For the period January – December 2007 revenue from tourism is estimated to €1.858,1 mn (£1.087,5mn) compared to €1.755,3 mn (£1.027,3 mn) in the corresponding period of 2006, recording an increase of 5,9%.

http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statis ... t&sub=2&e=

You're so full of shit Piratis, buying the government lies and propaganda.
Pay attention to the Cyprus Mail (drastically underfunded though independent and vaguely reliable news source). The figures for 06/07 looked shocking, on the back of the revelation that the CTO was without a CEO and a proper strategy for years.

Suddenly, out the blue, the figures went from being well down, to being up in the middle of the summer of 07. How convenient, or should I say, how utterly wrong.

The figures have been slipping and this is because of incompetence at government level, a lack of regulation at business level and a complete lack of tourism strategy. Culiminating in years of nelglect and underfunding of the industry and the fact that flights are too expensive into the country. So people from the UK, Germany etc go elsewhere, like Turkey and Spain, or further afield to places like Thailand and the Caribbean, for their hols.

Get your act together.

pumpy sometimes you have to listen!

Why do you think, only you, have all the answers ...

Typical Brit. / Turk

1) I'm Pumpy. I don't have to do anything.

2) Similar to point 1, I'm Pumpy. Therefore I have all the answers.

3) I'm a typical Anglo-GC. Except not very typical at all, really.

[phoenix]

I don't know from where you get your figures, but here are the facts:

On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €51,4mn (£30,1 mn) in December 2007 compared to €49,1 mn (£28,8 mn) in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 4,5%.

For the period January – December 2007 revenue from tourism is estimated to €1.858,1 mn (£1.087,5mn) compared to €1.755,3 mn (£1.027,3 mn) in the corresponding period of 2006, recording an increase of 5,9%.

http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statis ... t&sub=2&e=

You're so full of shit Piratis, buying the government lies and propaganda.
Pay attention to the Cyprus Mail (drastically underfunded though independent and vaguely reliable news source). The figures for 06/07 looked shocking, on the back of the revelation that the CTO was without a CEO and a proper strategy for years.

Suddenly, out the blue, the figures went from being well down, to being up in the middle of the summer of 07. How convenient, or should I say, how utterly wrong.

The figures have been slipping and this is because of incompetence at government level, a lack of regulation at business level and a complete lack of tourism strategy. Culiminating in years of nelglect and underfunding of the industry and the fact that flights are too expensive into the country. So people from the UK, Germany etc go elsewhere, like Turkey and Spain, or further afield to places like Thailand and the Caribbean, for their hols.

Get your act together.

pumpy sometimes you have to listen!

Why do you think, only you, have all the answers ...

Typical Brit. / Turk

1) I'm Pumpy. I don't have to do anything.

2) Similar to point 1, I'm Pumpy. Therefore I have all the answers.

3) I'm a typical Anglo-GC. Except not very typical at all, really.

Pumpy sweetie, self-doubt creeping in?

You are sounding more and more in need of a warm embrace ....

Have you been misjudged?

Are you crying out for attention?

We are here for you .... let it all out !

We will not judge (well I won't ...... those Turks are bastards. So stop associating with them and I will look after you )

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