Tourism revenue in Cyprus reached €454.1 million in September 2024, according to the statistical service’s passenger survey.
This marks a 6 per cent increase compared to September 2023, when tourism revenue stood at €428.4 million.
For the first nine months of 2024, total tourism revenue was estimated at €2.58 billion, a 4.9 per cent rise from €2.45 billion during the same period in 2023.
The average expenditure per tourist increased marginally by 1.4 per cent year-on-year, rising to €891.29 in September 2024 from €879.13 in September 2023.
However, daily expenditure decreased slightly, from €101.05 to €99.03.
British tourists, making up 35.5 per cent of total arrivals in September 2024, spent an average of €112.35 per day.
Meanwhile, Israeli tourists, representing 10.7 per cent of arrivals, spent €150.63 daily, and Polish visitors, comprising 8.3 per cent of arrivals, spent €88.96 per day.
Tourist arrivals for September 2024 totalled 509,463, reflecting a 4.5 per cent increase compared to 487,350 in September 2023.
Finally, the service noted that the data was collected through interviews at departure points in Larnaca and Paphos airports, covering all areas under government control in Cyprus.
