{"id":3211,"date":"2024-02-24T10:13:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T08:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2024-02-24T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T08:13:46","slug":"cyprus-tourism-ministry-announces-plan-to-improve-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3211","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus tourism ministry announces plan to improve beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cyprus-tourism-ministry-announces-plan-to-improve-beaches.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><strong>Cyprus\u2019 tourism ministry<\/strong> this week unveiled an <strong>incentive plan aimed at the qualitative and aesthetic improvement of beaches<\/strong> for the year 2024, with local authorities being the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement, the ministry announced that beaches are one of Cyprus\u2019 main comparative advantages as a tourist destination and rank among the most popular beaches in Europe.The ministry also said that it is implementing a series of actions for the sustainable development of beaches, acting as the national coordinator of the <strong>Blue Flag programme<\/strong>.The ministry also supports the \u2018Sand and Sea plastic-free initiative, which aims to reduce plastic on beaches.Moreover, as part of the implementation of the <strong>Tourism Strategy 2030<\/strong>, the ministry has opened the submission of applications for the Incentive Plan for Projects for the Quality and Aesthetic Upgrade of Beaches for 2024.The beneficiaries of this plan are <strong>local authorities<\/strong>, including municipalities and community councils.According to the announcement, the plan includes eligible expenses such as the <strong>purchase of equipment like beach umbrellas and loungers, walkways, and cleaning bins<\/strong>.What is more, it also covers <strong>infrastructure projects like sanitary facilities and changing rooms, as well as facilities for people with disabilities<\/strong>.The <strong>deadline for submitting applications is set for March 29, 2024<\/strong>.Applications can be submitted electronically to <strong>Ministry of Tourism\u2019s website.For more <strong>information<\/strong>, interested parties can contact the officials <strong>Vakis Loizides<\/strong> at 22-691131 and <strong>Anthi Charalambou<\/strong>s at 22-691293.Follow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus&#8217; tourism ministry has launched an incentive plan for the qualitative and aesthetic improvement of beaches for 2024, targeting local authorities. The plan is part of actions for sustainable beach development and the national coordination of the Blue Flag programme. It supports the Sand and Sea plastic-free initiative and aligns with the Tourism Strategy 2030. Eligible expenses include equipment purchase and infrastructure projects, with a submission deadline of March 29, 2024. Applications can be made on the Ministry of Tourism&#8217;s website, and further information is available from Vakis Loizides and Anthi Charalambous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[859,186,189,3,356,201,250,148,185,238,42],"class_list":["post-3211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-beaches","tag-business","tag-businesspick","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-business-news","tag-europe","tag-google","tag-local","tag-main","tag-tourism","tag-upgrade"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cyprus tourism ministry announces plan to improve beaches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cyprus tourism ministry announces plan to improve beaches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cyprus&#039; tourism ministry has launched an incentive plan for the qualitative and aesthetic improvement of beaches for 2024, targeting local authorities. 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