CYPRUS: Tourists spent more nights in hotels in 2016

A total of 14.8 mln nights have been spent by tourists and residents in Cypriot hotels and other establishments during 2016, an increase of 10.9% since 2015 according to Eurostat.

 
Out of the 14.8 mln, more than 14 mln nights have been spent by tourists and other non-residents, constituting an increase of 12% since 2015. This is the fourth largest increase in the EU.
In 2016, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU is expected to have reached more than 2.8 bln, up 2.0% from 2015. Since 2009, there has been a steady increase in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU, driven by the rise in the nights spent by non-residents of the member state. In 2016, Spain (454 mln nights, +7.8% compared with 2015) accentuated its lead, ahead of France (395 mln, -4.6%) and Italy (395 mln, +0.5%), Germany (390 mln, +2.8%) and the United Kingdom (292 mln, -4.5%).
The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in 2016 grew in nearly all member states, with the largest increases in Bulgaria (+17.9%) and Slovakia (+16.0%), followed by Poland (+11.8%) and Cyprus (+10.9%). In contrast, the only significant falls were in France (-4.6%, equivalent to 19 mln nights) and the United Kingdom (-4.5%, or nearly 14 mln nights).