Revenue from Tourism reached €59.3 million in the first two months of 2015, marking a decline of 1.3% compared with the corresponding period of 2014, according to figures released by Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat).
Tourism revenues in February 2014 fell by 1.3% to €30.9 compared with €31.3 million in February of 2014.
According the average length of stay in February declined marginally to 9.9 days from 10.9 in February 2014.
Tourists from Finland ranked first in expenditures with €1.482 and an average length of stay of 18.4 days. Russian tourists were the second group to spend more with an average of €946 and an average length of stay of 10.6 days, followed by Sweden with 790.13 per person and the highest average length of stay reaching €19.9.
France ranked fifth with €695.3 per person and an average length of stay amounting to 9 days. Tourists from the UK, Cyprus` largest pool of tourists, ranked sixth with €687 per person and a 10.8-day average length of stay.
Tourists from Polars were the lower spenders with €376 per person and an 6.4-day average length of stay, followed by Greek tourist with €384.3 and an average length of stay of 9.9 days. The third lowest spenders per stay were the tourists from Israel with €386.7 and a 3.5-day average length of stay.