Cyprus tourist boss denies panic and says island is 'booming' despite 30,000 lost bookings

Kostas Koumis, Deputy Minister of Tourism in Cyprus says business is booming (Image: Getty/www.gov.cy) A top Cyprus tourism boss has denied any panic in the island’s tourism industry - despite an almighty dent in bookings.

Damning headlines about the republic’s flailing holiday reservations have sparked a staunch rebuke from its Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis. He spoke exclusively to Express.co.

uk following recent reports that Cypriots are in a state of panic as the gorgeous holiday hotspot tries to claw back its tourism numbers after 30,000 holidaymakers ditch it to the tune of £30 million. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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