Limassol hotels fill up as Larnaca counts its losses

Economy FamagustaLarnacaLimassolPaphosTop NewsTourism Limassol hotels fill up as Larnaca counts its losses Tourism Exhibition Opens As Outbound Travel Nears Record Levels Relevant News Police find burglary tools in cyclist’s backpack in Larnaca 12 August 2026 Limassol hotels fill up as Larnaca counts its losses 12 August 2026 Man stabbed at Limassol home, flatmate and second man arrested 12 August 2026 Angelos Angelodimou 12 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Limassol hotels have hit around 90 per cent occupancy this August while Larnaca is running about 15 per cent below last year, as the late bookings hoteliers were counting on to recover ground lost to the regional wars arrived in some resorts and not others. Limassol Christos Tsanos, president of the Cyprus Hotels Association (PASYXE) in Limassol, said the figures bear out what the association had been saying, and that August is matching last year’s booking levels. He had predicted on June 23 that the mood created by the war in Iran would turn around. Limassol hotels held their prices at levels similar to last year in many categories, Tsanos said, with any increases no higher than five per cent. He said the city mainly serves higher-income visitors with greater expectations. Larnaca Marios Polyviou, who heads the Larnaca branch, said occupancy fell by roughly 15 per cent in both July and August against the same period last year. Larnaca was hit hard by the war in the Middle East and the current geopolitical situation, Polyviou said. The impact was significant in the first months before the situation steadied, he said, leaving the town going into July and the peak of the summer with reduced occupancy. August opened slowly, he said, with occupancy at about 75 per cent against roughly 90 per cent in the same month of 2025. He said he hoped some additional bookings would come in before the end of the month, and that the picture for September looks more positive, with Larnaca booking at a good rate. Paphos Traffic in Paphos town and district appears to be returning to normal after the alarm caused by the regional conflicts. Acting mayor Angelos Onisiforou told Phileleftheros that visitors are seeing an upgraded seafront this summer, both in how it works and how it looks. He said the municipality’s clean-up campaign over the past two months had improved the harbour, the pier and Agiou Antoniou street, points he described as the shop window for Paphos on the international tourism map. Protaras and Ayia Napa Hotels in the free Famagusta area expect to be close to full over the coming days, with arrivals from abroad and confirmed Cypriot bookings both feeding optimism among operators. Industry figures expect occupancy to hold through the August 15 holiday period until the 20th to 25th of the month, benefiting hotels and other tourism businesses. They said late bookings are running at far higher rates than in any previous year, and that occupancy at the two resorts will average between 90 and 95 per cent over the next two to three weeks. Those bookings are coming mainly from the United Kingdom, Israel and the Scandinavian countries. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Police find burglary tools in cyclist’s backpack in Larnaca Man stabbed at Limassol home, flatmate and second man arrested Eastern Paphos revives demand for airport compensation Pervolia seafront path stalls for eight years as tender slips again Tentoglou takes European long jump crown for fourth time, as his medals reach to 18 Homemade explosive device damages car in Paphos overnight blast Paphos nears 40,000 civil weddings as foreign couples keep picking it Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.