Tourist arrivals in Cyprus during November 2018 reached 158.685, compared to 144.676 in November 2017, recording an increase of 9.7%, according to the results of the Passengers Survey.
November 2018 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in the island during the specific month.
For the period of January – November 2018 arrivals of tourists totaled 3.832.062, compared to 3.553.149 in the corresponding period of 2017, recording a rise of 7.8% and outnumbering the total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the first eleven months of the year.
Tourist arrivals from Greece grew by 14.2% in November 2018 compared to November 2017 while an increase of 19.0% was recorded for tourists from Germany. Contrary to that, a decrease of 2.4% in tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom and 0.2% from Russia were recorded.
The United Kingdom represents the main source of tourism for Cyprus for November 2018, with a proportion of 31.5% while arrivals from Russia comprise 13.5% of total arrivals, from Greece 9.8% and from Germany 9.7%.
For a percentage of 70.0% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in November 2018 was holidays, for 15.6% visit to friends and relatives and for 14.3% business.
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