Philosophy of the "Cyprus Breakfast"
The establishment of a brand for the promotion of the Cyprus hotel industry which will aim to focus on the local gastronomic culture and heritage, as the core differentiation factor that can sustain a competitive advantage for the hotel industry in the international travel market. Furthermore, the brand aims to highlight the social role of the industry, through its support for local communities and small producers. The specific objectives of the programme are:
- To improve the local/ traditional character of the breakfast offered by the participating hotels with a view to create an added value in the hotel service industry. This will be achieved through the addition of dishes and products which are characterized as authentic, traditional and/or identical with the Mediterranean diet.
- To develop useful information material and support knowledge building around the Cypriot gastronomy in relation both to its historical/ cultural dimension as well as with its inherent nutritional value, with a view to increasing sales of local products.
- To provide support to local producers by means of access to the tourism sector, which may be achieved through the breakfast by means of promoting their products and the particular way in which they are produced.
- To promote rural communities through their gastronomical events, thereby linking their particular gastronomic heritage with the local landscape and the natural environment.
