in-cyprus 24 September 2019 -Edited by Bouli Hadjioannou
A number of hotels in Cyprus feature the brand names of Thomas Cook, indicative of the tourism giant’s influence on the local tourist product.
Thomas Cook’s hotel brands are Casa Cook Hotels, Cook’s Club, Sentido hotels & Resorts, Smartline Hotels, Sunconnect Resorts, Sunprime hotels and Sunwing Family Resorts.
According to an Insider survey there are at least the following hotels in Cyprus:
Sentido Sandy Beach in Larnaca
Sentido Thalassa Coral Bay in Paphos
Sentido Cypria Bay by Leonardo in Paphos
Smartline in Protaras
Two Sunprime hotels (adult only) in Protaras and Ayia Napa
SunConnect Sofianna Resort in Paphos
Sunwing in Ayia Napa (belongs to the Archbishopric)
There is also a hotel which has a German company as a shareholder. Thomas Cook is a shareholder in the German company.
Beyond that, there are a number of hotel groups that have important deals with Thomas Cook which accounted for much of the occupancy and which must look for customers from elsewhere.
Hotels also have outstanding sums due for payment from Thomas Cook for July, August and September. Tourism officials had estimated these at around €50m.
