Tourist arrivals improve in May, still below 2025 levels

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus improved in May, but were still below year-ago levels for the third consecutive month, with cancellations drastically impacting hotel bookings and airline reservations cancelled after the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

A lone drone attack on the British base of Akrotiri in March with no casualties and minimal impact, added to the fear factor, as airlines reduced capacity on low ticket sales....