On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 450.495 in May 2018 compared to 418.732 in May 2017, recording an increase of 7,6%. May 2018 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the specific month.
For the period of January – May 2018 arrivals of tourists totaled 1.134.076 compared to 990.756 in the corresponding period of 2017, recording an increase of 14,5% and outnumbering the total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the first five months of the year.
Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by 3,8% in May 2018 compared to May 2017 while an increase of 2,9% was recorded for tourists from Germany. Increases were also recorded from other important tourist markets, such as Greece (13,2%) and Poland (90,6%). Contrary to that, a decrease of 7,9% in tourist arrivals from Russia, 0,2% decrease from Sweden and 3,7% decrease from Israel recorded.
Main countries of origin
The United Kingdom constitutes the main source of tourism for Cyprus for May 2018, with a proportion of 35,7% while arrivals from Russia comprise 22,1% of total arrivals, from Germany 4,8%, from Sweden 4,5% and from Israel 4,4%.
Purpose of visit to Cyprus
For a percentage of 85,7% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in May 2018 was holidays, for 8,1% visit to friends and relatives and for 6,1% business.
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