Hotel reservation firm Booking.com removed hotels at occupied Cyprus from its list

Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (20.09.11) reports that the hotel reservation firm Booking.com, located in Holland, which is activated through internet under the address www.booking.com decided to take out information about hotels in the occupied area of Cyprus.

According to the paper, the decision was taken by the firm after pressures exerted by the Republic of Cyprus.

The site which is viewed by more than 165 thousand persons who search for hotels and it is considered to be one of the most important corporations in its area, flew more than 15 thousand tourists to the occupied area of Cyprus in the last ten months. Around 20 hotels located in the occupied area were listed at the site.