Thousands of tourists from Iran

 

LARNACA airport has been extra busy the last two weeks with the arrival of around 2,000 Iranian tourists on flights from Tehran, the organisation Development and Promotion of Tourism Larnaca said yesterday.

According to Nana Asmeni-Pavlou, an official at the organisation, the influx is due to the Persian New Year (Nowruz), which began on March 21 and lasts around two weeks.

She added that prospects for the continued arrival of tourists from Iran were also“very encouraging.”

Asmeni-Pavlou said that since March 17, eight charter flights had landed at Larnaca from Tehran, carrying a total of 2,000 tourists, 90 per cent of whom are staying in Larnaca, often classed as the ‘poor relation’ in terms of its share of the tourism pie.

The aim is for direct flights from Tehran to continue throughout the year since there appears to be an increased demand.

“We’re in cooperation with travel agents to promote periods such as the summer months,” said an official at the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO). However, he said, they had not specifically done any promotions in Iran.

 

 

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