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Tourist arrivals
Tourist arrivals in July 2023 amounted to 523,718, compared to 454,657 in July 2022, an increase of 15.2%.
For the period January - July 2023, tourist arrivals amounted to 2.137,408, compared to 1,676,039 in the same period in 2022, an increase of 27.5%.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for July 2023, accounting for 33.6% (175.924) of total arrivals, arrivals from Israel 12.4% (64,711), arrivals from Poland 5.5% (28,957), arrivals from Sweden 4.4% (22,994), arrivals from Germany 3.6% (19.030) and arrivals from Greece 3.1% (16,092).
The purpose of travel in July 2023 was for 85.4% of tourists a holiday, for 11.3% a visit to friends or relatives and for 3.3% business. Similarly, for July 2022, 84.9% visited Cyprus for holidays, 12.2% for visiting friends or relatives and 2.8% for business (Table).
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Purpose of Travel
[/TD] [TD]Percentage (%)
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
July 2021
[/TD] [TD]July 202
[/TD] [TD]July 2023
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Holidays
[/TD] [TD]85,0
[/TD] [TD]84.9
[/TD] [TD]85,4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Visiting relatives and friends
[/TD] [TD]11,3
[/TD] [TD]12,2
[/TD] [TD]11,3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Professional
[/TD] [TD]3,7
[/TD] [TD]2,8
[/TD] [TD]3,3
[/TD] [/TR]
Cyprus Resident Returns
Cyprus residents' trips abroad in July 2023 amounted to 184.335, compared to 134,198 in July 2022, an increase of 37.4%.
The main countries from which Cyprus residents returned in July 2023 were Greece with 38.8% (71,445), the United Kingdom with 10.9% (20,011), Italy with 6.4% (11,870) and France with 4.3% (7,869).
The purpose of travel of Cyprus residents in July 2023 was mainly holidays with 71.1%, while business reasons occupied 13.6%, studies 13.7% and other reasons 1.6%.
Methodological Information
Definitions
Tourists - Considered as visitors who stay at least one night in Cyprus
Tourist arrivals - The term refers to the number of visits and not to the number of persons. This differs in the sense that a person may make more than one visit in the given reference period.
Returning Cyprus residents - This category includes persons who have resided in Cyprus for at least 12 months or who came to Cyprus with the intention of staying for at least 12 months prior to their trip.
Source of Data and Coverage
Data are derived from the Travelers' Survey, which is conducted at arrivals and departures at Larnaca and Paphos airports. In addition, data are also collected from administrative sources, such as monthly arrivals from the ports.
The data cover all persons passing through passport control at the ports and airports of Cyprus and refer to the State-controlled areas. They do not include travellers arriving and departing illegally through ports and airports in the occupied area of Cyprus.
The extrapolation of the data was based on data sent to the Statistical Service by the Civil Aviation Department and from ship passenger lists, as well as data sent by the Analysis and Statistics Bureau of the Cyprus Police.
For more information, interested parties can visit the Statistical Service Portal, under Tourism, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Methodological Information or contact Mrs. Loukia Panagidou: tel:+35722602152, tel. lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy.
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