Crown Iris, a renowned cruise ship, arrived in Larnaca from Haifa on May 25. According to the Larnaca Tourism Board, the line, with capacity for 2000 passengers, will travel from Haifa to Larnaca on a weekly basis until the start of November and it will often dock in Larnaca overnight.
Larnaca Tourism Board was awarded at this year's Cyprus Tourism Awards in the Strategy and Innovation section and specifically in the category o Initiatives to extend the tourist season and enrich the tourist product.
A recent meeting was held between the board of directors the Tourism Development and Promotion Board of Larnaca and the general manager of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the director of the Department of Antiquities.
The official delivery and reception of outdoor fitness equipment was done on April 18 on the Makenzy coast. The equipment was delivered at three beach playgrounds on Makenzy Beach, Kastella Beach and T. Mitsopoulos Avenue.
The installation of the outdoor gymnastic equipment, as well as the three playgrounds is part of the enriching and greening the beaches of Larnaca programme. The aim of this action is to upgrade the services and the image of the beaches of the Larnaca region and this action is part of a series of enriching projects by Laranca Tourism and the local authorities of the region.
The tourist product of the Larnaca region is constantly being upgraded and enriched. The region believes that improving the infrastructure is very important because by improving the image of the communities and by upgrading the various services and facilities, the visibility of the destination is also enhanced.
In addition, the most important aspect is the preservation of the specific character of each community through the upgrading projects. The objective of gaining a comparative advantage for the destination can only be achieved through the promotion of its authentic identity and its particular local characteristics.
A museum with a difference opened in Larnaca city centre this March, called the Salt & Pepper Museum Larnaca, which displays a collection of more than 20,000 eclectic condiment shakers.
A raft of projects that are starting or continuing during the year will bring exciting upgrades to some of Larnaca’s most popular rural and coastal communities.
Pervolia and Voroklini in the Larnaca district have experienced beach erosion with 23 m of beach lost according to Larnaca Tourism Board.
The tourism board and the Voroklini and Pervolia community councils called on the government to proceed with the construction of another seven breakwaters on the Voroklini coast and nine in Pervolia.
There is full of hope for the current year for the Larnaca region’s reputation as a premium diving destination with the sinking of the Elpida (Hope) and the LEFI vessels to create new artificial reefs.
Certification for efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions has been accomplished by Hermes Airports which acquired the Level 3 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Certification for the reduction of its carbon dioxide emissions. This took place just one year after the acquisition of the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 2.