Cypriot Hotel Recognised As World's Safest By Check Safety First
The Sunwing Sandy Bay Hotel is the proud winner of the Check Safety First annual Cristal Awards
The Cypriot hotel is the proud winner of the Check Safety First annual Cristal Awards, which recognise hotels that consistently achieve exceptional levels of health and safety. The Sunwing Sandy Bay was awarded the prize for its immaculate condition and a dedicated approach to the welfare of its guests.
The Sunwing Sandy Bay Hotel in Cyprus has been named the world's most hygienic hotel by health and safety experts at Check Safety First.
The Cypriot hotel is the proud winner of the Check Safety First annual Cristal Awards, which recognise hotels that consistently achieve exceptional levels of health and safety. The Sunwing Sandy Bay was awarded the prize for its immaculate condition and a dedicated approach to the welfare of its guests.
The Sunwing Sandy Bay Hotel has been working with Check Safety First's Cristal programme to ensure standards are constantly maintained. This is monitored monthly by ad-hoc independent audits. The Cristal programme goes beyond the requirements set out by tour operators, travel agents and local legislation, and provides each hotel with an audit trail of health and safety measures which it can use to demonstrate its credentials to guests.
"It was not an easy decision to pick a winner as all the hotels that we work with undergo rigorous testing. It was a close call, but what impressed us about The Sunwing Sandy Bay Hotel was the attention to detail, consistent high scoring and general commitment to the wellbeing of its guests," says Mark Harrington, CEO of Check Safety First.
The Check Safety First Cristal Awards also recognise the highest scoring hotel from each country. The national winners are as follows:
Croatia - Iberostar Epidaurus
Czech Republic - Barceló Praha
Dominican Republic - Amhsa - Marine Grand Paradise
Egypt - Hyatt Regency Sharm
Germany - Barceló Cologne City Centre
Jamaica - Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica
Jordan - Four Seasons Amman
Mexico -Barceló Maya
Montenegro - Iberostar Bellevue
Morocco - Hotel and Ryads Naoura Barriere
Saudi Arabia - Crowne Plaza
Spain - Sunwing Arguineguin
Syria - Four Seasons Damascus
Thailand - Sunwing Bangtao Beach Resort
Tunisia - Hotel Husdrubal Hammamet
Turkey - Pasha Bay
About Check Safety First
Check Safety First supplies health and safety risk management audit systems to hotels, holiday properties and restaurants around the world.
The company enables these organisations to meet and exceed local and international legislative and best practice requirements for health and safety, through the implementation of HACCP and compliance management systems. Check Safety First also offers training, ongoing assessment and appraisals in accordance with the Cristal Mark, a standard developed in line with World Health Organisation's guidelines and the benchmark for food safety since its launch in 1997.
In November 2007 the company launched Via Cristal, a health and safety system developed specifically for overseas holiday properties. Based on the best practice principles of the Cristal Mark, Via Cristal enables property owners to mitigate the risk of guests becoming unwell or injured during their time in the accommodation by providing comprehensive health and safety guidelines backed by annual audits.
All hotels and holiday homes that meet the company's stringent criteria are listed on www.checksafetyfirst.com, the only resource which provides the travelling public with access to a database of venues that have obtained health and safety excellence.
Check Safety First is a member of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's 'Know Before You Go' campaign and an ABTA Travel partner. The company's global network is headquartered at The Wine Warehouse, The Back, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HH, UK.