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Tourist Arrivals +22.7% and Resident Returns +14.4%
Tourist Arrivals
Tourist arrivals in June 2023 amounted to 456,985 compared to 372.324 in June 2022, an increase of 22.7%.
For the period January - June 2023, tourist arrivals amounted to 1,613,690 compared to 1,221,382 in the same period in 2022, an increase of 32.1%.
For the period January - June 2023, tourist arrivals amounted to 1,613,690 compared to 1,221,382 in the same period in 2022, an increase of 32.1%.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for June 2023, accounting for 34.8% (159,061) of total arrivals, arrivals from Israel for 10.2% (46,402), arrivals from Poland for 6.6% (30.293), arrivals from Sweden 5.0% (22,724) and arrivals from Greece 4.5% (20,722).
The purpose of travel in June 2023 was for 81.7% of tourists a holiday, for 12.6% a visit to friends or relatives and for 5.5% business. Similarly, for June 2022, 82.0% visited Cyprus for holidays, 10.9% for visiting friends or relatives and 7.0% for business (Table 1).
Table 1
| Table 1 |
| Purpose of trip |
[TD]
Percentage (%)
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Jun. 21
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Jun. 22
[/TD] [TD]Jun. 23
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Holidays
[/TD] [TD]82.8
[/TD] [TD]82.0
[/TD] [TD]81,7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Visiting relatives & friends
[/TD] [TD]10.9
[/TD] [TD]10.9
[/TD] [TD]12.6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Professional
[/TD] [TD]6,3
[/TD] [TD]7,0
[/TD] [TD]5,5
[/TD] [/TR]
Resident Returns
Resident trips abroad in June 2023 amounted to 138.588 compared to 121,146 in June 2022, an increase of 14.4%.
The main countries from which Cyprus residents returned in June 2023 were Greece with 30.8% (42.662), the United Kingdom with 11.2% (15.493), Italy with 7.1% (9.776) and France with 4.2% (5.776).
The purpose of travel of Cyprus residents in June 2023 was mainly holidays with 61.9%, while business reasons occupied 26.0%, studies 9.8% and other reasons 2.3%.
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 residents of Cyprus - 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
The data are derived from the Traveler 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 is 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 website of the Statistical Service Portal, under Tourism, the Database CYSTAT-DB and view the Predefined Tables (Excel) and the Methodological Information. Loukia Panagidou at the phone +35722602152 and at the e-mail lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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