The arrivals of tourists reached 125,034 in February 2024 compared to 119,081 in February 2023, recording an increase of 5%, according to data published by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Tuesday.

Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for February 2024, with a share of 24.6% (30,774) of total arrivals, followed by Poland with 13.3% (16,591), Israel with 10.6% (13,290), and Greece with 10.3% (12,835), CyStat said.

For a percentage of 66.8% of visitors, the purpose of their trip in February 2024 was holidays, for 17.8% visit to friends and relatives and for 14.2% business. Respectively, in February 2023, 66.7% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 20.1% visited friends or relatives and 13% visited Cyprus for business reasons.

For the period of January – February 2024, arrivals of tourists totaled 212,995 compared to 209,630 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 1.6%.