On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 511.073 in June 2018 compared to 472.450 in June 2017, recording an increase of 8,2%. June 2018 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in the island during the specific month.
For the period of January – June 2018 arrivals of tourists totaled 1.645.149 compared to 1.463.206 in the corresponding period of 2017, recording an increase of 12,4% and outnumbering the total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the first six months of the year
Analysis of changes
Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by 9,9% in June 2018 compared to June 2017 while an increase of 20,2% was recorded for tourists from Sweden. Increases were also recorded from other important tourist markets, such as Greece (4,7%) and Poland (36,4%). Contrary to that, a decrease of 5,1% in tourist arrivals from Russia, 15,1% decrease from Israel and 11,3% decrease from Germany were recorded.
Main countries
The United Kingdom constitutes the main source of tourism for Cyprus for June 2018, with a proportion of 32,4% while arrivals from Russia comprise 24,1% of total arrivals, from Sweden 5,0% and from Israel 4,7%.
Purpose of visit
For a percentage of 86,4% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in June 2018 was holidays, for 8,7% visit to friends and relatives and for 4,9% business
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