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Despite a busier three-day weekend ahead, hoteliers say they are struggling to stay afloat as the pandemic continues to keep a lid on foreign bookings.The hard-pressed tourism sector was hoping that foreign markets, which account for the majority of overnight stays, would reopen by late May or early June.Instead, the biggest market 鈥?the UK 鈥?remains effectively closed off with Cyp stanley termosar rus still listed as amber, while bookings from the second and third largest markets, Russia and Israel, have stanley cup still to build up momentum.This is has made hotels reliant on local business for the second consecutive summer. Government-backed incentive schemes are helping but are inadequate to make up for the millions stanley cup of foreign arrivals of the pre-Covid era and hoteliers say they are dependent on the state support schemes to keep their doors open.Head of the Larnaca branch of the Cyprus Hotels Association Ioanna Florentiadou told the Cyprus News Agency that even though hotels have reduced prices by 20 to 25 per cent, reservations for July and August remain disappointingly low.Occupancy rates are currently at 15 to 20 per cent, considerably lower than anticipated, with the three-day weekend a rare exception, she added.Larnacas main markets at the moment are Russia, and to a smaller extent Israel and Lebanon, with some visitors from the Ukraine and in the past few days, business from Germany and other European countries such as Poland. The Scandinavian market has also made a hesitant start with a few fli Jtvh George W. Tinker Jr.
WILTON, Maine 鈥?Police say one of the victims of an accident on Route 2 in Wilton this wee stanley vaso k that took two lives was not legally allowed to be behind the wheel and tried to pass another vehicle illegally.Police told the Sun Journal that 36-ye stanley spain ar-old Joseph Breton of Jay had his license revoked indefinitely as a habitual offen stanley website der in 2007 and tried to pass another vehicle in a double-yellow line no-passing zone on Monday afternoon. Roads were slick with snow and ice.Speed and reckless driving were blamed.Bretons car collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by David Miller of Wilton. Millers mother, 80-year-old Meta Sevigny of Farmington, was also killed.Miller and Bretons passenger were injured. The driver of the vehicle Breton tried to pass was unhurt.More articles from the BDN |
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