Eurostat data shows that 67.1% of air tickets issued in Cyprus for 2014, were issued through the internet on relevant websites.
Similarly, 43.9 % of all hotel reservations in Cyprus and other accommodation were made in the same way, online . Both rates are close to the average of 67.4 % and 54.8 % respectively in the EU , following the relative increase trend.
The European Commission says that the uptake of new information and communication technologies (ICT) has been a significant driver of changes to both the way we book our travel and the workflow of enterprises in the tourism sector. On the one hand, tourists from the European Union (EU) make large use of the internet for their trips.
In 2014, more than two thirds of air trips and more than half of train trips were booked online. Accommodation was also booked online for more than half of the trips. On the other hand, enterprises working in the accommodation sector seem to be more advanced in using ICT than many other sectors. While online ordering is offered by 17% of all enterprises in 2014, this share reached 74% for the accommodation sector.
This information on ICT use in tourism is issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on the occasion of today`s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
