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Driven by Quality

Thanos Hotels & Resorts is a privately owned, independently-minded collection of lifestyle
hotels that conveys the energy, essence, serenity and style of the Mediterranean. For this
interview, RLI spoke with Thanos Michaelides, CEO about how the company has evolved
during the Covid-19 pandemic and what its hopes and goals are moving forward.

The first hotel launched in Famagusta around 50 years ago in the early 1970s and ever since the Michaelides family has poured its heart and
soul into every inch of this award-winning company, building its exceptional reputation which is based on the delivery of highly personalised
experiences, a hands-on culture of care and a pledge to never cut corners.
The Thanos Hotels & Resorts portfolio currently consists of four hotels, with three of these situated in the town of Paphos in Cyprus, with
the other located on the Northwest coast of Cyprus in an area called Polis. Every property in the portfolio is an exclusive entity that has a
welcoming, individual and distinctive personality.
Before the pandemic hit, the company had enjoyed a successful 2019 and early 2020 in not only financial terms but also guest satisfaction
and company plan. Then of course everything began to change and the company has had to adapt and evolve in accordance with guidelines
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“We also focused even more on direct marketing with our guests, along with extensively using digital marketing to maintain communication
with our guests to be able to keep the business rolling as much as we could,” explains Thanos Michaelides, CEO of Thanos Hotels & Resorts.

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