Is tourism on the up in the North

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
06/04/2010 19:23

I know the numbers last year where very dissapointing.I just wondered if anyone on here knew if the tourism bods expected a decent number of tourists this spring/summer,

Grey.

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
06/04/2010 19:37

Alot of flights seem to be full this April/May,

Grey.

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 08:36

They are most certainly no down this year - unlike in the South where for the 6th yea in a row it is well down!

I wonder why that is??

Geoff

Famagusta City

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 08:39

Sri for typos in my previous! should read:



They are most certainly not down this year - unlike in the South where for the 6th year in a row it is well down!

I wonder why that is??

Geoff

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 08:51

Could it have something to do with the Euro !!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 09:26

Hi according to todays copy of cyprus today they are down, predicting things to pick up after may. there were a lot of greek reg rental cars over easter x

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 09:52

With the recession and the cost of holidaying in destinations that are within the 'eurozone', the TRNC will never have a better opportunity to bolster tourist numbers. Apologies for the cynicism, but I am willing to bet a few beers that they 'miss the boat'. !!

To give an indication, I have been down to Alagadi beach over the past couple of weeks and whilst there are a decent number of tourists about, many of those that I have spoken to have been disappointed by the state of the 'unspoilt' beach and the general unkempt state of the place. A concentrated 'clean up' would do wonders in attracting repeat visitors but seems beyond the capabilities of local and national government. What a pity !!



Paul

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 09:56

Paul you are so right, now the government have announced a hugh tax hike for local authorties. vat from 5 per cent to 16 per cent, so i guess we will se fewer services again x

PaulW



Joined: 20/07/2009
Posts: 651

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 10:02

Twenty years ago when we first visited TRNC we were sure we had made a major mistake. The drive from Ercan to Alsancak was like driving through a rubbish dump/building site. Two years ago I picked up friends from Ercan, they had never visited TRNC before, their reaction was "There is a lot of rubbish by the side of the roads and most of the buildings look unfinished". Nothing really changes!

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 11:00

Theres a question for Eroglu then,is he prepared to bring the vat back down and spend some of the money on cleaning the place up.Seems like a winner to me.A sprat to catch a mackerel,so to speak,

Paul.

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 16:16

There is every year an organised clean up of Aligadi with divers clearing the waters too but I always feel it done too late, perhaps it should be done end of march before the easter hols start, just a thought

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 16:22

Msg 1

It's not today due to flight strikes!



Richard

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 21:39

Brinsley,

What about Larnaca and Pafos,

Grey.

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 21:53

What about the people on here that have restaurants have you noticed an increase from last year,

Grey.

kiwikid


Joined: 18/08/2008
Posts: 496

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 21:57

Marcosthechef, they wait until May because then the weather has seattled, there is no point doing it before as we alway get at least one big storm in April which washes a lot of rubbish from the Med on to the beaches. Its hard enough trying to get people to help once not sure they would be able to get people twice in just over a month.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 23:06

Hi grey as a restaurant ownrt we have seen a few tourists in the past two weeks, but still mainly relying on our good expat customers xx

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
07/04/2010 23:18

Who owns or is responsible for Aligadi beach?

lilyross


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 137

Message Posted:
08/04/2010 07:32

no way !

thanks to CTA ..I wouldnt think that any tourists at Ercan airport yesterday would ever make a return trip !

it was chaotic ! and no one was willing to tell the holiday makers what was going to happen ,we live here and were just making a trip to Turkey so wasnt as bad for us ..but very frustrating !

,

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
08/04/2010 07:49

Alagadi is supposed to be one of the TRNC's main tourist attractions, to only clean it once at the beginning of the season is nothing short of criminal. Anybody who goes there on a regular basis can testify to the disgraceful amount of rubbish that is left on the beach and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, the majority of this is done by locals who just don't seem to give a damn about their environment. I understand that education programmes are underway in schools but it is the adults who are the main culprits - they just don't seem to get it !!!

There are supposed to be 40000 troops here who seem to do little else but 'guard' little bits of wasteland - maybe they could be given gainful employment by helping to clean up the place.

Just a thought.



Paul

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
08/04/2010 08:04

Get them out of Lefkosa gaol, into chain gangs, and set them on to clean up 'Polythene Island' - pronto!

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
08/04/2010 16:39

fiendishpaul.



I think getting the troops to tidyup would only encourage people to dump even more rubbish .Somethings are unalterable and have to be accepted.

Maybe if tour operators were sued in UK under trade descriptions act for misrepresenting ones holiday as being in an 'unspoilt' area ,someone might take heed.