On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 106.563 in December 2018 compared to 98.924 in December 2017, recording an increase of 7,7%. December 2018 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the specific month.
For the period of January – December 2018 arrivals of tourists reached 3.938.625 compared to 3.652.073 in the corresponding period of 2017, recording an increase of 7,8% and outnumbering the total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during a year.
Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom rose by 13,6% in December 2018 compared to December 2017 while an increase of 13,5% was also recorded for tourists from Greece. Contrary to that, a decrease of 18,8% in tourist arrivals from Russia and 7,2% from Israel were recorded.
Main countries
The United Kingdom constitutes the main source of tourism for Cyprus for December 2018, with a proportion of 30,1% while arrivals from Greece comprise 14,8% of total arrivals, from Russia 9,4% and from Israel 8,7%
Purpose of visit
For a percentage of 51,1% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in December 2018 was holidays, for 36,9% visit to friends and relatives and for 11,9% business.
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