Greece, Cyprus Woo UK Tourists as Travel Curbs Persist

Greece, Cyprus Woo UK Tourists as Travel Curbs Persist
People enjoy the sea on a beach of the small island of Chrysi, south of Crete, on July 26, 2020. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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Greece and Cyprus have both promised to facilitate the arrival of British tourists in the Mediterranean holiday destinations this summer, even as the UK authorities step up their crackdown on “illegal” foreign travel in the run-up to Easter.

In an interview published in The Telegraph on Saturday, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said that his country will “open up to our beloved friends from the UK.”