Tourist arrivals up by 40%

Tourist arrivals increased by 40.2% in August 2022, rising to 451,133 compared to 321,858 in August 2021.

According to data from the Statistical Service, on Monday, tourist arrivals for the period January - August 2022 amounted to 2,127,172 compared to 960,150 in the corresponding period of 2021, 424,850 in the period January - August 2020, and 2,735,839 arrivals in the period January - August 2019.

In terms of countries of origin, arrivals from the UK were the main source of tourism in August, accounting for 41.2% (186,002) of total arrivals, while arrivals from Israel accounted for 9.6% (43. 326), arrivals from Poland 5.2% (23,557), arrivals from Germany 4.7% (21,306), arrivals from Sweden 4.2% (18,759), arrivals from Greece 3.1% (13,991) and arrivals from France 3.0% (13,365).

Finally, as regards the purpose of travel, 85.5% of travelers were on holiday, 12.4% were visiting friends or relatives and 2.1% were on business. Similarly, in August 2021, 87.7% visited Cyprus for holidays, 9.9% to see friends or relatives and 2.3% for business.