In 2017, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union (EU) is expected to have reached more than 3.2 billion, up by 5.1% compared with 2016.
In Cyprus 16.5 million nights were spent in 2017, 15.6 million by non residents (95%), 0.8 million by residents, constituting a 7.3% total increase, 7.9% for residents and a drop of - 3.1% for non residents.
Since 2009, there has been a steady increase in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU, notably driven by the rise in the nights spent by non-residents of the country visited. In 2017, Spain (471 million nights, +3.6% compared with 2016) retained its lead, ahead of France (431 mn, +6.6%), Italy (425 mn, +5.4%) and Germany (400 mn, +2.7%).
Source: CNA
