Shall we be forewarned about Cyprus?

We are looking to join you for our first winter holidays in Cyprus. In the past we have wintered in Malta but because of severe price rises in transport/eating/drinks/touts, etc., we are looking for a change.

We found a nice looking hotel in Paphos but before booking we decided to search for a wider view of Cyprus and starting by reading Cyprus Mail letters today.

Imagine our shock to find all the things we are trying to avoid are also prevalent in Cyprus. Surely you can’t be cutting your own throats like the Maltese – tourism there is down significantly this year.
Please say it’s not true.

Doug Bagnall,
England

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.