Tourism rose last year by 12 per cent in Cyprus aided by a 15 per cent increase in arrivals to 3.7m, a new record to the Island.

In the month of December tourism rose an annual 9.6 per cent to Euros 55.8m, an all-time high.

In 2017 the average spending per tourist fell 2.6 per cent to 722.62 Euros compared to 2016.