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Improvements
Higher standards are
just par for the course
Tourism infrastructure in Paphos and other main Cypriot
resorts will undergo major renovation in the next few years
and include a wave of new developments such as new roads,
golf courses and marinas. Kathryn Liston reports
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GOLF MARINA HOTELS FOOTPATH
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GOLF CRUISE AIRPORT
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GOLF ROADS HOTELS
Limassol
POOL HOTELS MARINA
PAPHOS. which opened at the end of 2008, and fice
Cyprus is a relative newcomer to golf mountain areas would also be widened and
ourist Of
tourism. Now, with five new courses improved. The pedestrian pathway from
planned for Paphos alone – bringing the Yeroskipou to Paphos medieval castle would
Cyprus T
total in the region to eight–the sector is set be extended to Coral Bay, to cover 15 km.
for major expansion. Recent improvements included refine-
Golf is just one element of a huge invest- ment of the tourist beach area, clearer signs
ment programme to the infrastructure and at archaeological and historical sites, better
hotels in Paphos, ensuring it maintains its accessibility for wheelchair Driving ahead: golf tourism is set for massive expansion
grip on tourism. users, sprucing up of the re-
George Leptos, chairman of Paphos sort’s green areas, markets of them now in the four and five-star
Regional Board of Tourism, was in London and town squares and restoration of category. Paphos offers a third of the
recently to promote the new golf courses, as old buildings. An environmental island’s 90,500 bed capacity.
well as a new 1,000-berth marina with shops policy and cleanliness campaign Photis Lambrianides, commercial
and restaurants near Coral Bay, have also been introduced. director at Olympic Holidays, said:
He said a new four-lane highway would Leptos said hotels had upgraded “Now that the landscaping is finished,
cut journey times between Paphos and Polis more than 5,000 tourist beds in the Paphos is a vastly improved resort and
and Latchi. Roads to the new Paphos airport, past five years with more than 40% Turn to 58
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