Revenue from tourism was up on an annual basis by 8.5% in January this year, despite a drop in expenditure per person and per day of tourists, data announced by the Cyprus Statistical Service, on Tuesday, show.
The results of the Passenger Survey show that revenue from tourism rose to €38.4 million in January 2018 compared to €35.4 million in the same month of the previous year, recording an increase of 8.5%.
Expenditure per person in January 2018 reached €506.49 compared to €565.48 in January 2017, recording a fall of 10.4%.
Expenditure per person/per day for January 2018 compared to January 2017 also decreased by 6.4%.
In January 2018 a drop of 20.1% was recorded in the expenditure per person for tourists from the United Kingdom, down from €727.29 in January 2017 to €581.29 in January 2018.
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Source: CNA
