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The Impact of Tourism on the Economy

In: Cyprus and the International Economy

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  • Rodney Wilson

    (University of Durham)

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Tourist development in the (Greek) Republic of Cyprus has been much greater, and the pace of expansion faster, than was predicted by planners and tour operators in the early 1980s. It was thought that the greater distance of Cyprus from the major markets of Western Europe, and the continuing political uncertainty both on the island itself and in the nearby Middle East, would deter many visitors. These fears proved to be unfounded, as the number of visitors has increased by almost 20 per cent annually. There were over one million arrivals in 1988 for the first time, which compares with a local population size of 600,000.1 Cyprus has become the most popular island destination in the Eastern Mediterranean, the rise in visitors being comparable to that in the Balearic islands in the 1960s.

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  • Rodney Wilson, 1992. "The Impact of Tourism on the Economy," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Cyprus and the International Economy, chapter 6, pages 99-115, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-12186-1_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12186-1_6
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