03/06/2002 09:52
According to the latest data from tour operators in Great Britain, holiday bookings are overall down by around 9%, with bookings towards Cyprus for the summer period down by around 18%. This is considered encouraging because up until recently, bookings from Britain were down by up to 25%.
Concerning last year’s results from tourism, despite the events of 11 September, tourist arrivals and revenues from tourism overall showed an increase of 0,4% and 7% respectively, according to a CTO survey. Average spending per visitor for 2001 was CYP 441.50, with visitors from Russia and ex-Soviet countries spending on average CYP 649.57. 47% of tourists overall had visited Cyprus on a previous occasion. 59% of tourists had chosen to stay at a star-rated hotel whilst 20% chose hotel apartments. 0,02% chose a camping holiday with 0,34% choosing agrotourism.
A particular interest for cruises was shown by Dutch and Austrian tourists, with 71% of overall cruises being for the destination of Egypt and 6% Israel. Tourists who took cruises last year were around CYP 120.000.
Concerning last year’s results from tourism, despite the events of 11 September, tourist arrivals and revenues from tourism overall showed an increase of 0,4% and 7% respectively, according to a CTO survey. Average spending per visitor for 2001 was CYP 441.50, with visitors from Russia and ex-Soviet countries spending on average CYP 649.57. 47% of tourists overall had visited Cyprus on a previous occasion. 59% of tourists had chosen to stay at a star-rated hotel whilst 20% chose hotel apartments. 0,02% chose a camping holiday with 0,34% choosing agrotourism.
A particular interest for cruises was shown by Dutch and Austrian tourists, with 71% of overall cruises being for the destination of Egypt and 6% Israel. Tourists who took cruises last year were around CYP 120.000.
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