Fewer than half of Cyprus’s tourists stay in hotels
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fewer than half of Cyprus's tourists stay in hotels, according to data released by the Statistical Service, while around one-sixth stay with relatives and friends.
Between January and August 2008, on average 48.6% of tourists stayed in 1- to 5-star hotels, while 17.9% stayed in "hotel apartments or tourist villages".
According to the data, 5.6% stayed in "owned residence" and 11.2% stayed in "other", unnamed accommodation.
Paphos regions hosts over one-third.
The Paphos region - Paphos and Polis - was host to 35.6% of tourists in the first eight months of 2008, which implies that this region alone attracts 860,000 tourists each year.
Paralimni and Ayia Napa in the east together hosted 26.6% of tourists in January-August. Limassol attracted 14.5% of visitors, Larnaca 10.2% and the inland capital, Nicosia, only 7.7%.
Cyprus's potential for tourism in the picturesque Troodos mountains evidently remains underdeveloped, with the "other" category attracting only 5.3% of visitors.
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Posted by Co-op Travel 2:20 PM
1 comments:
- At 11:40 AM Anonymous said...
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These tourist card schemes are a really good idea. I have just been to Cyprus and we used the My Tourist Card.com scheme there. We obtained discounts at hotels in Paphos, discounts at restaurants, excursions and shops during our holiday. We saved several £'s. The scheme was easy - we purchased the card online and received details the next day. Goto www.mytouristcard.com for more info.
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