Simila Cyprus are owners of Pafos Rent a Car and proudly announce the launch of their new website www.PafosRentaCar.com
This site was created and designed by Julia with the programming assistance of her friend Evgeny in Kiev.
This new site has automatic features for all types of users , so whether you are using an iPhone , iPad , Laptop or Galaxy Tablet or SmartPhone , the new system automatically adjusts to suit all.
This makes using the website easy and straight forward.
Simon Gale ( Managing Director ) said ; " This is the next step for us in the growth of our Car Hire Rental Business. We are extremely pleased with the way our business is progressing. We have great reviews from our customers on both TripAdvisor and Google. It is fantastic to see our customers coming back and booking with us again. We have even taken forward reservations for October 2018 , thats 1.5 year away ! "
Simila Cyprus Car Hire have a great selection of quality cars , from small economical hatchbacks to large 7 seater people carrier MPV's .
One of the main benefits of renting a car in Cyprus from Simila is their Deluxe Protection Collision Damage Waiver Insurance Scheme.
Simon said ; " We were fed up of hearing from clients about the rip-off concerning Car Hire Insurance , so we I had in-depth negotiations with a Leading British Car Hire Protection Insurance Company and we now provide one of the British Market Leading Insurance Protection Schemes for our clients. This gives both our customers and us Total Peace of Mind "
Details of the policy can be found here ; SIMILA CYPRUS PROTECTION INSURANCE
This protection Insurance means that Simila Car Rental do not need to take a large block deposit from customers on collection of the car , which is a major concern for visitors.
"This is a real benefit to our customers" said Simon , "we hear about large amounts of €1000 euros being demanded to people when they arrive at the airport , in my mind these online booking agents are not transparent in their business and it is not fare to people to have these high charges. This practise is not unique to Cyprus, as it happens to even me when i return to the UK and rent a car there. i want my company to offer a fare and straight forward process for our customers , without any last minute surprises. These hidden fees that companies charge is not correct in my mind"
A historian with the department of National Defence says he wants to speak with P.E.I. veterans who were peacekeepers in Cyprus.
Dr. John MacFarlane is one of 14 historians who work on long term projects to compile the official histories of wars Canada was involved in by looking at war diaries.
"The first one was the First World War and then the Second World War was just recently finished so you can see how long it takes sometimes to do the complete official history," he said.
Work is now being done on peacekeeping missions and MacFarlane said that will continue for quite awhile. His work on the Cyprus peacekeeping mission will take 10 years.
Collecting information
"My main concern is the Canadians that were in Cyprus and I want to collect all the information they have in the archives. A lot of the veterans have created their personal diaries when they were on these missions so I go through the regimental archives."
War historian John MacFarlane wants to speak to veterans that served in Cyprus or their families. (Angela Walker/CBC)
MacFarlane said he will be doing interviews with the veterans to help tell a more personal story of the mission.
Canada's involvement in the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus was a combination of the Canadians observing what was going on and imposing order.
"It's interesting to see from the diaries that were kept by each of the regiments and also each of the individuals how they saw it during that evolution."
MacFarlane said he feels many Canadians don't know much about the the country's role in Cyprus because the mission was not clear.
"Peacekeeping has always been seen as a useful contribution for Canada but defining exactly what it is has been complicated because it's never clearly defined. It's difficult to rally behind."
Anyone wanting to speak to MacFarlane can reach him through the National Defence website.
