In November 2021, Demetra Karantoki, Managing Director of Crowne Plaza Limassol, received a Business Leader award from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For eight consecutive years the CCCI Business Leader Awards have aimed to celebrate business excellence in Cyprus and to recognize select business leaders for their outstanding contribution to entrepreneurship, to the economy and to Cyprus. Being the only woman to receive this prestigious award in 2021, in her acceptance speech Demetra dedicated her win to “women in business”.