A total of 184.159 tourist arrivals were recorded in June 2021, compared to 9.119 in June 2020, a period during which measures were implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic(COVID-19) in Cyprus, a press release by the statistical service of Cyprus says, according to CNA.
It adds that according to these measures, there was a ban of entry to the Republic on several categories of persons, including tourists, up to 8/6/2020. Compared to June 2019 (when 509.662 arrivals were recorded), there was a decrease of 63,9%.
For the period of January – June 2021, arrivals of tourists totaled 340.984 compared to 255.675 in the corresponding period of 2020, recording an increase of 33,4%, and a decrease of 79,1% compared to the period of January – June 2019 (1.631.023 arrivals).
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