The Tulip Fun Day which took place in Lapta attracted a large crowd of people of all age groups and was a great success. The collected income was donated to the Cancer Patients Association and the Society for the Protection of Marine Turtles in Northern Cyprus.

A Tulip Fun Day was organized on April 7th Saturday at Chateau Lambousa Hotel. The day was organized on behalf of the Lapta Municipality, The Society of the Protection of Birds and Nature in Northern Cyprus, the Society fort he Protection of Marine Turtles in Northern Cyprus and Chateau Lambousa Hotel.

Approximately 150 people of all ages attended the funfilled day. Stands were set displaying hand arts and gifts alongside snacks and refreshments. A Spring Race was also organized on the day. The race started at Chateau Lambousa Hotel continuing through the areas of the Lapta Police station, the village coffee area and the main road in which participants made there way back to the hotel.

‘’Our aim is to create awareness’’

The Lapta Municipality’s Mayor Fuat Namsoy stated during his opening speech that the aim of the organization was to enable people of all cultures to socialize amongst eachother whilst also creating awareness towards the Cancer Patients Association and the Society for  the Protection of Marine Turtles in Northern Cyprus in which the collected income was donated to. Followed by the Mayors speech James Green, who spoke on behalf of the organization committe, stated their appreciation for the interest shown towards the day.

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The Greek Cypriot government is threatening legal action against Sky Airlines after it began flights to Ercan Airport.

The 11-year-old Turkish carrier touched down at Ercan Airport for the first time on Friday, one of a raft of new and returning airlines to the airport.

In recent weeks, onur Air has revived flights to and from Ercan Airport, while an Friday, Turkish –British  charter company Tailwind Airlines arrived  for the first time, with a flight from Berlin’s Tegel airport.

The Greek  Cypriot Communication and works  Ministry is understood to be issuing legal papers against Sky, with the hint that other court cases could also be lodged.

A report in Greek-language daily Alithia Makis Constantinidis, general director of the ministry , as saying legal action was being taken.

Talking about  other Turkish Airlines using  Ercan he said: “They think that by having short stopovers at Istanbul and Antalya airports they are depriving us of our right to take legal action against them.”

Sky Airline is running services to and from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen  Airports three times a week and next month will begin flights to and from Antalya airports, also three times a week.

There are now nine  airlines using Ercan Airport , including charter firm Corendom Airline, Turkish Airlines, its low-cost subsidiary, Anadolu Jet , Pegasus airline, AtlasJet and Onur Air who resumed flights earlier this month.

Meanwhile , a tender to instrument landing systems (ILS) at Ercan Airport has been launched in Turkey.

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The Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic (TRNC) has taken part in a London Fair, with the aim of securing a share of the burgeoning international Health Tourism market that sees people travelling overseas in increasing numbers for medical and cosmetic treatments.

Zeki Ziya  director of Cyprus xp Travel –the  Northern Cyprus arm of Pegasus Airlines- and Near East University  Hospital Tourism Enterprises Ltd general director Ahmet Savasan  took part in the Destination Health and Medical Tourism Show at Olympus on Friday and Saturday.

Mr Ziya said: “Near East University Hospital assumed the promotion of  health services in the Northern Cyprus and we the promotion of tourism.

“Since the UK is the first step for us in that regard it is very important for us. We will continue to take part in such events in other countries as well.”

Mr Ziya said health tourism had become a huge international market recently but the Northern Cyprus did not have a toe-hold in it.

“Our aim is to ensure that the Northern Cyprus obtains the maximum possible share of this market.

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With the civil unrest tensions around the Middle East ,Northern Cyprus is witnessing something of  a tourism renaissance.

Hotel Bookings are up for the year and people are seeing real value for money in the Turkish Lira  when compared to other Euro Destinations.

The poses a real problem for northern Cyprus .

Unlike the south of island which can boast up to 100,000  five star hotel beds per year, northern Cyprus has less than 10,000 available .

While the south is in Europe and benefits from higher tourist demand year on year compared to the North , it is in fact the North  that looks in need of further hotel based investment.

Quality simply, there are not enough hotels. With the focus switching towards the    `Cyprus Solution`, international recognition for the North  would leave the Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic with a dire shortage of hotel rooms compared to the disproportionate increase in tourism.

A solution is required which provides for more hotels to be built, along with an attractive return for would-behotel room o investors. The solution is as simple as the problem.

Hotel room investment has become a worldwide term, and with its origins in the US and the UK , great deal of investors have made some fantastic returns while at the same time solving the issue of attracting investment into the hotel sector.

The idea of hotel room investment is a simple one and a win win for all involved. The investor receives a yearly return on his investment (which is generally higher than the usual apartment or villa rental income) and the end user has a high quality hotel room. The investor has the added benefit of a `hands of` investment, with the hotel operator taking care of the daily running, marketing and rental of the room.

All income generated from the letting of the rooms is pooled together and divided equally between the hotel room owners.

This offers clear advantages and opportunities to the property and tourism sector in northern Cyprus. it  is a tried and tested formula used time and time again throughout the Western investment world, and for an expanding country such as northern Cyprus,  this provides a solution to the shortage of hotel rooms along with the attraction for individuals to invest in the country.

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A March  poll of members of the Cyprus Turkish Hoteliers’ union has revealed the majority  are still optimistic about future prospects  for tourism.

This comes on the back of worsening fortunes  for the traditional hotel sector in northern Cyprus while the new casino hotels have proved more able to attract guests.

The research, conducted by the union, said that only one in 10 of  its members felt the general outlook was good at the moment, with 78 per cent saying it was bad and 12 per cent as `vary bad`.

However , 60 per cent said they expected the situation to improve in the next couple of years.

The biggest problem, on the back of the failure of Cyprus Turkish Airlines last years; remains transport. Nearly nine out of 10 hoteliers voiced concerns on this issue, with the lack of direct flights and cheap flights, on a par with south Cyprus, an ongoing problem.

Nearly a third said a lack of promotion of northern Cyprus was worry, while a quarter said costs were a major hurdle.

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