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CYPRUS
a major tourist centre
International & Local Transportation
Excellent communications have contributed to a great extent to the fast development of the island.The two international airports in Larnaka and Pafos and the ports of Lemesos and Larnaka connect Cyprus with all countries of the world. Almost 40 scheduled Airlines and more than 50 charter Airlines operate more than 500 flights weekly to and from Cyprus. Both airports of the island are among the most frequented in the Eastern Mediterranean. A new Pafos Airport has been developed with state of the art facilities and the new Larnaka Airport is also commissioned with both operating fully in line with all modern facilities. Regarding inland communications the short distances between cities are becoming even shorter due to a motorway network which is constantly extended and upgraded. There is public transport with regular connections between cities with scheduled taxi services and comfortable coaches. Private taxis and rental cars are readily available. There is also a bus service connecting all major cities and resorts with Larnaka airport.
Climate
The climate is generally sunny and dry.The sun shines for 340 days of the year. Winter is mild and the bathing season practically starts from April and does not end until November Pineclad forests are not more than a couple of hours drive from the shore; one can have a swim, a mountain trek or a ski, even during winter on one and the same day.
Medical Services
Cyprus has a very high standard of medical services. Public and private hospitals, medical centres, private clinics and other hospitalisation centres are equipped with the latest facilities. The establishment of new modern medical centers is in constant development. A project is now in progress for promoting Cyprus as a regional health center.
Telecommunications
Cyprus is among the world leaders in telecommunication facilities and a regional pioneer in introducing the latest technology in this field. CYTA (Cyprus Telecommunications Authority) and several private companies in this field provide facilities enabling subscriber direct dial access to every country of the world, ship-to-shore satellite links,
radio paging, mobile telephony of all types and public data network service. The telecommunications sector is in the process of continuous upgrading in line with latest world developments.
Conference and incentive tourism
Conference tourism, special interests, theme visits and other specialised events are also promoting Cyprus tourism. The island is an attractive place for medium size meetings of professional associations and regional meetings or seminars of multinational companies which are usually held in o high-season periods, when they can combine quiet surroundings and lower charges, because of reduced hotel rates.
The declared objective of the Cyprus goverment to promote and expand quality tourism resulted in a large number of 4 and 5 star hotels, all with their own conference facilities. All conference rooms have the latest technical facilities, with modern audio visual, telecommunication and simultaneous interpretation equipment. For such events, Cyprus o ers the ideal combination of a value- for-money product, special tari s for conference and incentive participants, high hotel standards with excellent conference facilities, conference management, tailor- made events and an ideal climate. The geographical location of the island in particular encourages many multinational companies to hold their regional meetings in Cyprus, since the island is so easily accessible to delegates coming from Europe, Africa and even Asia.
Average day temperatures by month
Coast Inland months CFCF
January 16.962.415.559.9
February 16.962.415.960.6
March 19.066.219.066.2
April 23.273.824.876.6
May 26.479.529.484.9
June 30.086.033.692.5
July 32.390.136.697.9
August 32.891.036.697.9
September 31.188.033.993.0
October 27.481.327.882.0
November 22.171.821.069.8
December 18.765.717.363.1
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