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The Winning Destination
The winning destination for EDEN Programme on
“Tourism and Regeneration of Physical Sites” will be selected by the
Evaluation Committee consisting of representatives of the Cyprus Tourism
Organization, the Department of Town Planning and Housing, the
Association of Municipalities, the Association of Communities, the
Association of Cyprus Travel Agents, the Joint Initiative for
Sustainable Tourism in Cyprus and the Cyprus Association of Special
Interests and Cultural Tourism.
The selection will be for a unique destination
in Cyprus and this is an important opportunity for the promotion and the
development of the area. For this reason, the selection procedure
focuses on the destinations that manage the tourism offer in a way that
insures the social, cultural and environmental sustainability of the
area. The winning destination will be the one that reflects, in the best
way, tourist experience and environmentally sensitive sustainability on
“Tourism and Regeneration of Physical Sites”.
The EDEN winning destination will be promoted
extensively in Cyprus and worldwide:
- Preparation of informational
brochure concerning the winner destination and its regenerated
physical site of its local heritage, in Greek and in English, while
enhancing the natural beauty of the destination, the management and
the protection of the environment, the available tourism facilities,
the local customs, the recreational activities and events. Moreover,
the brochure will provide details concerning contact details of the
destination, map and directions, the environment, areas of interest,
Museums, accommodation facilities, etc. The brochure will be
distributed in Cyprus and internationally.
- The winning destination will be promoted
by the CTO through tourist offices worldwide and through other
public relations work (e.g. articles in the press, presentations on
media).
- The selected destination will be present
on the CTO webpage, the website of the Cyprus EDEN project (www.cyprus-eden.com)
as well as the European Union website.
- The selected destination will be promoted
at European level by the Tourism Unit of the European Committee.
- The winning destination will be presented
at the European Tourism Forum 2011, in which all the European winner
destinations will be awarded.
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