Last-minute bookings lift Larnaca tourism as August improves on July

Last-minute bookings are giving Larnaca’s tourism sector a boost in August, even as arrivals remain down on last year because of the war in the Middle East, according to the head of the local hoteliers’ association.

Marios Polyviou, president of PASYXE Larnaca, said the year-on-year decline appears to be narrowing after a difficult July. “July closed with a decrease of around 15% compared with last year. August started at the same pace, but the picture looks better because of last-minute...