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Tourist Arrivals 5.5% and Resident Returns -1.3%
Tourist Arrivals
Tourist arrivals in June 2024 amounted to 482,261 compared to 456,985 in June 2023, an increase of 5.5%. For the period January-June 2024, tourist arrivals amounted to 1,652,475 compared to 1,613,690 in the same period in 2023, an increase of 2.4%.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism in June 2024, accounting for 35.6% (171.704) of total arrivals, arrivals from Israel 10.7% (51,814), arrivals from Poland 7.5% (36,202), arrivals from Sweden 4.9% (23,639) and arrivals from Germany 4.5% (21.552).
The purpose of travel in June 2024 was, for 83.4% of tourists, a holiday, for 10.5% a visit to friends or relatives and for 5.9% business. Similarly, for June 2023, 81.7% visited Cyprus for holidays, 12.6% for visiting friends or relatives and 5.5% for business purposes (Table).
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Purpose of Travel
[/TD] [TD]Percentage (%)
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
June.2022
[/TD] [TD]June 2023
[/TD] [TD]June. 2024
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Holidays
[/TD] [TD]82.0
[/TD] [TD]81.7
[/TD] [TD]83,4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Visiting relatives & friends
[/TD] [TD]10.9
[/TD] [TD]12.6
[/TD] [TD]10,5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Professional
[/TD] [TD]7.0
[/TD] [TD]5.5
[/TD] [TD]5,9
[/TD] [/TR]
Resident Returns
Resident trips abroad in June 2024 amounted to 136.739 compared to 138,588 in June 2023, a decrease of 1.3%. The main countries from which Cyprus residents returned in June 2024 were Greece with 37.5% (51,260), the United Kingdom with 11.9% (16,311) and Italy with 4.9% (6,641).
[BRB]The main purpose of travel of Cyprus residents in June 2024 was mainly holidays with 64.6%, while business reasons occupied 24.2%, studies 10.1% and other reasons 1.1%.
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.
Return of 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.
Data Source and Coverage
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 Office 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 Ms. Loukia Panagidou at 35722602152 or at lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy.
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