February 2009 Newsletter
Short
romantic breaks during Valentine's Weekend
Cyprus is the island for romantic short break weekends,
after all Aphrodite (aka Venus) the ancient Greek deity
of love and beauty was said to have come out from our
islands shores! Therefore what better way to use this
special weekend whilst benefiting from the low prices
currently offered by the regional carriers than to
create a special Valentine package to Cyprus.
Contact our office for any tips to give value to your
package and for information on the destination during
this romantic break.
Increase of passengers through Cyprus’s Airports
Hermes Airports Ltd announces a new record for passenger
traffic at both Cyprus International Airports (Larnaka
and Pafos). According to the latest findings, throughout
2008 over 7,238,000 passengers passed through the
country’s International Airports, which translates to an
increase of 3.26% and overturns the previous record last
year of 7.009.803 passengers.
Approximately 5.5 million
passengers passed through Larnaka International Airport
during 2008, an increase of 4% in relation to 2007. An
increase in passenger traffic was also recorded at Pafos
International Airport where about 1,760,000 passengers
used Cyprus’ second International Airport in 2008.
American
University Of Beirut discovers Byzantine Cyprus
The Exhibition titled “American
University of Beirut discovers Byzantine Cyprus” showed
photographs (34 posters) taken by the students of the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences during a cultural field
trip made under the supervision of Professor Lena
Kelekian in November 2008.
During the trip to Cyprus the
students covered 20 churches, cathedrals and museums of
Byzantine art, highlighting icons and frescos from 4-12th
centuries.
To honor this new formed
relationship Cyprus sponsored the photography exhibition
at the West Hall auditorium on the premises of the AUB,
under the patronage of the Embassy of Cyprus and HE
Kyriakos Kouros.
The inauguration ceremony took
place on 20 January 2009. A documentary film by the CTO
was displayed, followed by another documentary by the
students.
Photo:
Prof. L. Kelekian (right) with AUB staff and visitors.
Road show in India
During the month of January 2009
CTO attended a roadshow in India across four cities,
which proved to be very successful!
Photo:
Prasad Shirke from CTO (right) in front of a map of
Cyprus.
