Revenue from tourism in Cyprus recorded the first drop since 2009, by € 59 million, according to data released on Friday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, on the basis of the results of a Passenger Survey.
For the period January – December 2014 revenue from tourism is estimated at €2.023,4 million compared to €2.082,4 million in the corresponding period of 2013, recording a decrease of 2,8%. This is the first decline in revenue since 2009, when income from tourism fell by 16.7% compared with 2008.
After 2009, revenue from tourism followed an upward trend, recording an increase in 2010 of 3.8%, 12,9% in 2011, 10,2% in 2012 and 8% in 2013.
It is noted that in 2014 tourist arrivals recorded an increase of 1.5% compared with 2013.
On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €43,7 million in December 2014 compared to €37,6 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 16,1%.
Moreover, according to the data, the average stay of tourists in December 2014 increased to 12.2 days compared with 11.3 days in December 2013.
The total per capita expenditure increased to € 767,9, compared to € 686,3 in December 2013. The total cost per day also increased to € 63,2, from € 60,7.
Tourists from Finland recorded the longer average length of stay with 40.1 days, followed by tourists from Sweden with 31.0 days and Norway with 26.1 days.
Tourists from USA have the highest per capita expenditure with € 1.422,5, followed by tourists from Sweden with € 1.061,7 and the Netherlands with € 1.037,7.
The lowest per capita expenditure recorded relates to tourists from Belgium with € 400,1, from Greece with € 415,0 and from Denmark with € 482,5.
CNA/KST/TNE/MM/2015
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY