CYPRUS
Clockwise from top: Nicosia; Cyprus is a great recommendation for weddings; Cycling is a popular island activity; Larnaca Marina
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Bros. Hotels’ five-star Asimina Suites, created from the old Paphian Bay property, opened in Paphos this year. The
121 suites, including some with private pools, all have spacious balconies with sea views. We run a continuous
programme of travel agent educationals in the spring and autumn and we also support tour operator educationals
Increased airlift for 2010 includes Cyprus Airways' Manchester service, easyJet from Bristol, Jet2 from Leeds Bradford and Monarch from Birmingham. New one- and three-hour double-decker open-top bus tours of Larnaca take in city highlights including ancient Kition harbour and the medieval castle. The four-star Olympic Lagoon resort in Nissi Bay,
outside Ayia Napa, is undergoing a major expansion for summer 2011 and will be exclusive to Thomas Cook. A campaign to reduce plastic waste has been launched by several UK tour operators in association with the sustainable tourism charity the Travel Foundation and the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative. Paphos self-caterers get reusable cloth bags to use instead of plastic bags.
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Orestis Rossides, UK Director, Cyprus Tourism Organisation “Cyprus is holding up fairly well in this recessionary climate. May, for example, was down only 2% and we expect to
contain the decrease due to our close co-operation with tour operators and airlines. The average length of stay is 11 days and the frequency of visits is rising as there is great familiarity with UK visitors. All Cypriots speak English and we drive on the left. We have two new state-of-the-art airports and an excellent road and communications infrastructure. “Coupled with the competitive deals being offered by
many Cyprus hotels, the rise in sterling against the euro is positive. We run a continuous programme of travel agent educationals in the spring and autumn and we also support tour operator educationals."
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Commercial director, Olympic Holidays “Cyprus satisfies the needs of the whole holiday market at an affordable price. It has all that many other
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