Travel agents hopeful for tourism direction

On Tuesday, the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) welcomed the measures taken to boost up tourism through developing new deputy ministry, and plans to increase air connectivity to the island.“The optimistic messages and the significant strategic development for the promotion of the tourist product of Cyprus made by the deputy ministry so far can only be the beginning of better years to come,” Acta president Vasilis Stamataris said, declaring the dates for this year’s travel fair Taxidi 2019 in Nicosia.Also, Stamataris welcomed the effort of the transport ministry on endorsing aviation connectivity issues. In a meeting Acta had with minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou, Stamataris explained that he conveyed the association’s call for intensified efforts to increase air connectivity to Cyprus “which will lead to increased competition and, consequently, to the reduction of fares.”