Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis held on Wednesday meetings in Berlin with representatives of major air carriers and tour operators of Germany, on the sidelines of the international tourist fair ITB Berlin 2015.
According to an official press release issued here, Lakkotrypis had separate meetings with representatives of tour operators DER Touristik, Thomas Cook και TUI Deutschland, as well as Fly Niki, Germanwings και Condor Flugdienst airlines, during which he had the opportunity to discuss with them and present Cyprus` upgraded tourist product, aiming at the further increase of tourist packages and available airline seats for Cyprus. The minister also informed tourist professionals that participate in the Cypriot delegation at the fair about what he discussed during his meetings.
As it is noted in the press release, the German market ranks third as regards tourist arrivals in Cyprus, after the UK and Russia and the strategy of both the government of Cyprus and the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) to intensify their contacts with German tourist organisations is expected to bear fruit in 2015, as the first indications for a recovery of the reservations from Germany have been recorded.
Lakkotrypis returns to Cyprus on Thursday, while the contacts of the Cypriot mission in Berlin will continue on Thursday and Friday, under CTO Chairman Agelos Loizou.