| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 29/05/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 24 |
| Copyright: Other |
Winter schedule
Olympic adds airports to Cyprus programme
Report by LOISJONES
OLYMPIC Holidays has introduced four new UK departure airports in its 2000/2001 winter programme to Cyprus.The addition of Luton, Bristol, Exeter and Newcastle this winter brings the total number of airports to nine. The others are Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester.
The operator hopes to achieve 15,000 sales for the coming winter to Cyprus – a 50% increase on last year. Olympic is already on target to achieve 75,000 sales to the island this summer.
Commercial director Photis Lambrianides said: “The favourable exchange rate means that the island is again going to be brilliant value, with price increases held to just under 2%.”
Olympic is also adding a short break of three days and health-and-beauty holidays this winter.
A three-night stay in the Azia Beach in Paphos costs from £259, including return scheduled flights from Heathrow. The health-and-beauty holidays include aromatherapy, thalassotherapy and hydro massage at six spa hotels.
Other new features of the winter programme include special discounts for senior citizens, reductions of up to £200 per person on a range of long-stay holidays from 21-77 nights and early-booking discounts of up to £60 per couple.
The programme also includes 12 new hotels and apartments, with three five-star properties on offer – the Anzia Beach in Paphos, the Golden Bay in Larnaca and the Aeneas in Ayia Napa.
The programme has a range of family discounts with reductions for single-parents families, savings for couples with a second child and free child stays in most hotels.