Revenue from tourism declined by 2.0% in June 2019 with revenue for the six-month period to June marking a reduction of 3.1% compared with the corresponding period of last year.
 
According to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service, revenue from tourism amounted to €350.4 million in June 2019 compared to €357.7 mn in the corresponding month of the previous year. June marked the second consecutive reduction and the third for this year.
 
For the period of January – June 2019 revenue from tourism is estimated at €1,003.2 mn compared to €1,034.9 mn in the corresponding period of 2018, recording a decrease of 3.1%.
 
Expenditure per person for June 2019 declined by 1.8% in June to €687.53 compared to €699.88 in the corresponding month of the previous year. The daily expenditure per person for June 2019 also declined by 1.8% in June 2019 amounting while the average length of stay remained the same as last year at 9.1 days.
 
For the six months ending in June expenditure per person amounted to €615.08 compared to €629.04 in the corresponding period of the previous year, recording a decrease of 2,2%.
 
Daily expenditure per person/per day for the period of January – June 2019 compared to the period of January – June 2018 recorded an increase of 0.1% (from €72,30 to €72,36), Cystat added.