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cyprus Facebook poll from CTO marks 'Make Holidays Greener' month AS PART of the Make Holidays Greener month, The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), headline sponsors for the 2013 campaign ‘Link to What’s Local’, is inviting operators and agents to take part in a poll on its UK Facebook page to gauge views on responsible tourism across the industry. Make Holidays Greener Month, which runs until the end of this month, is an awareness-raising campaign from the Travel Foundation that celebrates greener holidays. Highlighting the travel industry’s work in this area, the Foundation is encouraging travel firms of all sizes to make pledges to do just one thing to support sustainable holidays during the month and beyond.
The CTO has committed to sustainable issues through a variety of initiatives including the Destination Partnership with the Travel Foundation and the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI), which was launched in 2010. The ‘Link to What’s Local’ theme ties in with many of Cyprus' unique offerings, such as its fresh local produce, tavernas, its range and quality of agrotourism properties, scenery and ancient sites, plus the islanders’ renowned friendliness. By choosing one of the suggested options in answer to the question: ‘When it comes to encouraging your customers to ‘go local’, which of these do you think are the most important?’, and liking the CTO’s UK Facebook page
(Facebook.com/CyprusTourismOrganis ationUK), agents and operators can be in with a chance of winning a place on a fam trip, as well as providing feedback on what they think are the most important areas to focus on when it comes to inspiring visitors to be responsible while travelling. Pledges so far received for the Make Holidays Greener Month have come from a variety or organisations including AITO, Cosmos Holidays, Sunvil, Hilton Woldwide and Thomas Cook. To view a full list of pledges visit www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/green erhols/find_out_more and for general visitor information see www.visitcyprus.com or call 020-7569 8800.
So White & So Nice Boutique Suites open new Beach Venue THE FIVE-STAR So White Boutique Suites and the fourstar Superior So Nice Boutique Suites, located on Golden Beach, Makronissos, have opened a new Beach Venue offering views over the Mediterranean. At ground level is the Beach Club, hosting a
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Mediterranean lounge restaurant and on the top floor, is the award winning Japanese Nozomi Restaurant, which offers pan-asian cuisine, with an extended sushi menu. As night progresses, the venue dims its lights to be turned into an open-air nightclub.
Taverna tradition from Kanika Hotels KANIKA HOTELS has introduced a new gastronomy concept across its properties Alexander the Great, Elias Beach and Olympic Lagoon Resort. The 'Taverna Experience' offers guests a culinary journey to true Cypriot cooking where a carefully crafted ‘meze’ (a collection of many small plates) is offered within one sitting. Guests are first greeted with Greek tavern, Elias Beach Hotel a traditional aperitif, accompanied by dried fruit and nuts, followed by the meze, where each dish is described, with recipes provided upon request. With each hotel located close to village orchards, guests are offered the freshest fruits in season at the end of the meze, as well as Cypriot homemade sweet bites made with grandmother’s recipe. Antonis Nicolaou, executive chef at Olympic Lagoon Resort, said: "When visiting a country, it’s natural to want to explore the cuisine and given our passion for Cypriot food, we felt it a responsibility to display our own take on meze within our resorts." A seven-night all-inclusive stay at one of the properties with Jet2holidays leads in at £885 per person, based on two sharing, including flights and transfers. Other operators featuring the properties include Thomas Cook, Thomson/First Choice, Olympic Holidays, Cyplon, Sunvil, Planet Holidays, Cosmos Holidays, SAGA Holidays and Travel Counsellors.
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