Staycation deals rise as hotels chase recovery

Cyprus hotels are looking more closely at local holidaymakers this summer, as the industry tries to protect a difficult season shaped by weaker foreign bookings, higher costs and the continuing uncertainty caused by the Middle East crisis.

The effort is not a blanket price-cutting exercise. Instead, hotels are moving carefully, with targeted offers, domestic tourism campaigns and last-minute deals aimed at filling rooms without undermining margins at a time when energy, wages and other...