Famagusta hotels stick to opening dates despite weaker booking levels

The Famagusta district is opening the tourist season under clear pressure, with the flow of new hotel bookings down 40 per cent from the same period last year and occupancy at units reopening in Ayia Napa and Protaras as much as 50 per cent lower than at the start of the 2025 season. 

That is adding to concern in Cyprus’ most tourism-dependent district, where the impact of the war in the Middle East is continuing to filter through the local economy, from hotels to the many businesses that rely on visitor traffic.