Tourism revenue in Cyprus reached €129.4 million in March 2025, marking a 14.5 per cent increase compared with the same month last year (€113.0 million), according to a report released by the statistical service on Friday.
For the first quarter of the year, revenue from tourism totalled €278.3 million, up 24.6 per cent from €223.3 million in the corresponding period of 2024.
According to the announcement, average spending per tourist rose by 15.3 per cent year-on-year, reaching €644.65 in March 2025, compared to €558.88 in March 2024.
The report also showed that daily expenditure also increased notably, from €75.52 to €89.53.
British tourists remained the largest market, comprising 30.7 per cent of total arrivals in March. They spent an average of €78.87 per day.
Tourists from Israel, the second largest market with a 14.1 per cent share, recorded the highest daily expenditure at €194.69.
Additionally, Polish visitors, representing 9.9 per cent of total tourists, spent €76.07 daily.
Among other key markets, German tourists registered the highest average expenditure per person at €810.59, spending €97.66 per day.
French visitors followed, spending €664.06 per person and €103.76 per day.
Tourists from Austria also exhibited high expenditure levels, spending €645.50 per person and €115.27 per day.
Notably, Lebanese tourists, though fewer in number, had one of the highest daily spends at €154.91, with per-person expenditure nearing €976.
Meanwhile, visitors from Italy spent €485.16 per person and €83.65 per day, and Dutch tourists averaged €631.79 per person and €86.55 per day.
In contrast, Greek tourists spent the least per day at €69.27, though their numbers remained relatively strong, with 13,053 arrivals in March 2025.
Meanwhile, the average length of stay decreased slightly from 7.4 nights in March 2024 to 7.2 nights in March 2025.
Finally, the report showed that British visitors stayed the longest on average (8.8 nights), while Israeli tourists recorded one of the shortest stays at 3.4 nights.
