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Ayia Napa working for huge boost in Chinese tourism

September 27, 2018

Chinese businesses have invested around €400 million in the Ayia Napa area and mayor Yiannis Karousos is working with the former ambassador of China Zhao Yali and the chairman of the Cyprus Guangdong Association (CGA) Yang Deming to boost ties even further, the mayor said on Wednesday.

Among plans, in addition to the big investments such as €300m in the Ayia Napa marina and €100m in the Sun City tourism development, is the inclusion this year of Chinese cultural events in the local festival for the first time.

But the biggest event will be an attempt at a mass wedding of Chinese couples for the Guinness Book of Records next February, the month Chinese tourists tend to travel most, Karousos said at a news conference with Zhao and Yang.

 

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