[The bar idea would be themed - I have a theme that does not seem to exist in Cyprus but my friend has used in another beach resort location (including a once and hour "show") and I think it would be successful if in the right location (ie: Ayia Napa or similar).


Its worth remembering that in Cyprus its often not what you know but who you know and it can be very difficult as an outsider to make a success of something such as bar, especially in areas such as Ayia Napa where most bars are run by just a handful of organisations.

The hotel idea could work for you if you did a lot of homework into your target market and had exceptionally good marketing of it, with the financila crisis tourism is down in general but niche markets are still doing well.

You really do need to come over and spend some time on the island first though to give youself a proper idea of what its like and how things work.