larnacaman wrote:I first stated posting on this thread, to point out the importance of tourism in Cyprus, But it seems that the thread has been hijacked by the usual credulous members here, that refuse to even acknowledge that Cyprus has a tourist economy. ''Where The Hell Have They Been All There Lives'' Certainly not living in Cyprus. Then again, maybe they have, ....closed minds and blinkered eyes, has a way of bringing the worst out in people, especially when faced with the reality, ....then it's all down to blatant denial!!!!
Now we have a comment ''Tourism has been flogged to death, and I don't believe we can develop tourism any more that it already has.'' Jeeeeezzzzus, that's one of Cyprus's problems, .....you haven't provided any development for your tourist industry for bloody years, ..you've sat on your laurel's and hoped no-one would notice. Room for development, ....there's masses of room for improvement in just about every sector of that industry you can imagine. You only have to look at what other tourist countries have put in place or have provided, for there tourist industries.... Honestly, the mind boggles at such ill informed comments!!!
The Cyprus front-line tourist industry was once a thriving gold mine, when fortunes were made by many, that was in a time, when effort and money was being injected by Cyprus. Times and needs have changed, but your still giving today's tourists what you were 20 years ago....
It seems a pointless exercise continuing pointing out the obvious to those that can only see to the end of there nose and no further. They just cannot, or will not see the much bigger picture where your tourist industry is concerned. As i stated before, lose it, and all will come clear!! ...But then these very same people will be blaming others for the demise, it won't be anything to do with them. They will maybe, still be quoting those statistic's there so fond of, and still believing in them too!!!
Well i really do hope that 2010 will be a bumper year for tourists. Anything that will bring them to Cyprus, .... I'm all for ...110%. Too many people/workers rely on it, as well as Cyprus as a whole.
As a final footnote, i agree totally with Acikgoz's final comment in his last post, and it's a shame that this Forum works in this way, and is ''allowed'' to work this way too!!!
QUOTE : When you break it down one sees that winning a fragmented argument is more important than the result, with any opportunity to have a dig seen as either a bonus or objective.
Absolutely mate!
Tourism has been flogged to death. We already have well over 2 million tourists each year. How much further do you want to go?
Shall we increase this to 3 million, 5 million or 10 million.
I don't think Cypriots want to cement the entire island, or build 5-7 Star hotels along the entire coastline. The environmental impact from mass tourism should be a concern.
We have reached saturation point. There is only so much tourism the island can handle.
Cyprus is better off attracting large corporations to the island and developing new industries. The Cypriot worker will also benefit.
