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Tourism
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New
hotels and tourist facilities have
been built in the last decade. |
Tourism continues to be the
priority sector and one of the main factors of economic development.
For the year 2003, 11.3% of
the Economically Active Population (EAP), 11,088 persons were employed in
the trade-tourism sector. During the same year, the sector contributed to the GDP by
16% and the tourism
earnings comprised a significant portion (US$178.8 million) of the total foreign earnings for the
same year.
The share of
tourism investments in total fixed investments has moved from a
low of 1.1% in 1986 to 7% in 2003 (in 1977 prices). This is
reflected by the rise in hotel bed capacity in North Cyprus from 3,265 in 1977
to 10,916 in 2003. During the same period the number of accommodation
establishments leaped from mere 46 to 123.
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Statistical
Pattern of the Tourism Sector |
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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%
Share of GDP |
17.3
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16.4
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14.6
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15.7
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15.9
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Share of EAP* |
10.9
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10.8
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10.7
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11.3
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11.2
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Earnings
from tourism (US$ million)
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192.8
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198.3
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93.7
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114.1
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178.8
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Tourist
arrivals |
414,015
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432,953
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366,097
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425,556
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463,090
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Share
of tourists from Turkey |
80.8
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80.3
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76.1
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74.3
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71.3
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Number
of beds |
9,932 |
10,520 |
10,798 |
10,916 |
11,858 |
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Rate of
Occupancy |
36.7
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37.2
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30.9
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37.8
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37.0
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* EAP refers to
economically active population |
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The number of the
tourists visiting North Cyprus and the net tourism revenues during
the period of 1988-2003 can be seen in the table below:
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Tourist Arrivals
and Net Tourism Revenues in North Cyprus |
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Year
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Tourist Arrivals |
Net Tourism
Revenues (million US$) |
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from Turkey |
from other
countries |
Total
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1988
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173,351 |
56,050 |
229,401
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118.0 |
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1989
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214,566 |
59,507 |
274,073
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154.9 |
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1990
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243,269 |
57,541 |
300,810
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224.8 |
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1991
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179,379 |
41,858 |
220,237
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153.6 |
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1992
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210,178 |
57,440 |
267,618
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175.1 |
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1993
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281,370 |
77,943 |
359,313
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224.6 |
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1994
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256,549 |
95,079 |
351,628
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172.9 |
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1995
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298,026 |
87,733 |
385,759
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218.9 |
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1996
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289,131 |
75,985 |
365,116
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175.6 |
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1997
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326,364 |
73,000 |
399,364
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183.2 |
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1998
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315,797 |
77,230 |
393,027
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186.0 |
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1999
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334,400 |
79,615 |
414,015
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192.8 |
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2000
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347,712 |
85,241 |
432,953
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198.3 |
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2001
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277,739 |
87,358 |
365,097
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93.7 |
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2002
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316.193 |
109.363 |
425.556
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114,1 |
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2003
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330.105 |
132.985 |
463,090
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178,8 |
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Since 1976, North
Cyprus has been developing as a `visit and shop' destination for
the Turkish tourists. Between 1988 and 2003, North Cyprus' tourist
arrivals have grown by average of 6% annually. While the annual
average growth in arrivals from Turkey was 5.3%, this was notably
higher at 7.4% for visitors from other countries. This period also
saw notable fluctuations in net tourism revenues which on average
grew by 7.3% per annum.
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