On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 98.924 in December 2017 compared to 87.927 in December 2016, recording an increase of 12,5%. December 2017 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the specific month.
For the period of January – December 2017 arrivals of tourists totaled 3.652.073 compared to 3.186.531 in the corresponding period of 2016, recording an increase of 14,6% and outnumbering the total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during a year.
Analysis of changes
Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by 8,0% in December 2017 compared to December 2016 while an increase of 6,9% was recorded for tourists from Greece. A minor increase was recorded from Russia (1,0%) while an increase of 38,7% was recorded from Israel. Furthermore, a slight decrease of 1,4% was recorded in tourist arrivals from Lebanon.
Main countries
The United Kingdom and Greece constitute the main sources of tourism for Cyprus for December 2017, with proportions of 28,5% and 14,1% respectively, while arrivals from Russia comprise 12,4% and from Israel 10,2% of total arrivals.
Characteristics of tourists
For a percentage of 51,4% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in December 2017 was holidays, for 36,2% visit to friends and relatives and for 12,4% business.
Men comprise 46,7% of tourists and women 53,3%, whilst most of the tourists belonged to the age group of 20-44 years.
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Country of usual residence
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December
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January – December
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Tourist arrivals
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% change 2017/16
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Tourist arrivals
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% change 2017/16
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2015
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2016
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2017
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| TOTAL |
78.348
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87.927
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98.924
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12,5
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2.659.405
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3.186.531
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3.652.073
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14,6
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| Austria |
608
|
687
|
439
|
-36,1
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32.017
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30.419
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40.473
|
33,1
|
| Belgium |
1.236
|
1.135
|
651
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-42,6
|
22.668
|
28.238
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27.089
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-4,1
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| France |
1.324
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1.707
|
886
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-48,1
|
36.469
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42.576
|
35.931
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-15,6
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| Germany |
3.729
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4.413
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5.100
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15,6
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112.219
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124.030
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188.826
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52,2
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| Denmark |
194
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154
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180
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16,9
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25.338
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29.593
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34.990
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18,2
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| Switzerland (incl. Lichten.) |
527
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468
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969
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