{"id":1979,"date":"2021-02-26T17:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T13:32:14","slug":"travel-without-plastic-webinar-draws-a-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/26\/travel-without-plastic-webinar-draws-a-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Without Plastic webinar draws a crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1979\" class=\"elementor elementor-1979\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30fd7f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30fd7f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e67457\" data-id=\"6e67457\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5276794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5276794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u2018Keep Our Sand and Sea Plastic Free\u2019 project joined forces this week with plastic reduction experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithoutplastic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Travel Without Plastic<\/a> to hold a webinar designed for hoteliers in Ayia Napa, Protaras and the wider Famagusta region.<\/p>\n<p>Over fifty hotels and local businesses attended the webinar, plus key stakeholders including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Veronika Blach, Head of Environmental Programmes from TUI CARE FOUNDATION<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Elina Chriostofidou, Deputy Ministry of Tourism Inspector Officer<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Kyriakos Shiakallis, Commissioner of the Environment Officer<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Yianna Orafanidou, University of Nicosia Senior Lecturer<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Doros Takkas, Cyprus Hotel Association (PASYXE)<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Polis Kallios, Hotel Managers Association (PASYDIXE)<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Christos Angelides, PASYDIXE Hotel Managers Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The webinar provided practical tips and best practice examples to help hoteliers and others reduce consumption of single-use plastics, whilst ensuring compliance with COVID-19 health and safety protocols.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69755b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69755b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0be7b33\" data-id=\"0be7b33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a552e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a552e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download the presentation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c18365f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c18365f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9667198\" data-id=\"9667198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee409bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee409bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d161c8a\" data-id=\"d161c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636b100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636b100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Couldn&#8217;t make the webinar?<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lets-Reduce-Single-Use-in-Cyprus-Slides.pdf\">Download the presentation here and share it with your 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As well as superb attendance, participants found the webinar practical and informative.<\/p>\n<p>Jo Hendrickx from Travel Without Plastic said:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Hotels that achieve disposable plastic reduction have a lot in common, perhaps most importantly their clear vision of what they want to achieve. &#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nikos Kleftis, Manager of Louis Althea Beach Hotel said:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe webinar was very constructive and offered us practical examples that we can implement in each hotel to reduce the consumption of single use plastics. It is now up to us to rethink our choices and react.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c980a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c980a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00f3441\" data-id=\"00f3441\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccaa4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ccaa4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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