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Tourist Arrivals 0.3% and Resident Returns 13.8%
Tourist Arrivals
Tourist arrivals in May 2024 amounted to 421,400 compared to 420.076 in May 2023, an increase of 0.3%.
For the period January - May 2024, tourist arrivals amounted to 1,170,214 compared to 1,156,705 in the corresponding period of 2023, an increase of 1.2%.
For the period January - May 2024, tourist arrivals amounted to 1,170,214 compared to 1,156,705 in the corresponding period of 2023, an increase of 1.2%.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for May 2024, accounting for 39.8% (167,696) of total arrivals, arrivals from Israel 7.9% (33,138), arrivals from Poland 7.6% (31.849), arrivals from Germany 6.4% (27,081) and arrivals from Sweden 4.8% (20,103).
The purpose of travel in May 2024 was for 83.7% of tourists a holiday, for 9.8% a visit to friends or relatives and for 6.3% business. Similarly, for May 2023, 82.1% visited Cyprus for holidays, 11.3% for visiting friends or relatives and 6.5% for business purposes (Table).
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Purpose of Travel
[/TD] [TD]Percentage (%)
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR]May 2022
[/TD] [TD]May 2023
[/TD] [TD]May 2024
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Holidays
[/TD] [TD]79,5
[/TD] [TD]82.1
[/TD] [TD]83,7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Visiting relatives & friends
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]12,5
[/TD] [TD]11,3
[/TD] [TD]9,8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Professional
[/TD] [TD]7,9
[/TD] [TD]6,5
[/TD] [TD]6,3
[/TD] [/TR]
Resident Returns
Resident trips abroad in May 2024 amounted to 144.042 compared to 126,583 in May 2023, an increase of 13.8%.
The main countries from which Cyprus residents returned in May 2024 were Greece with 32.8% (47,291), the United Kingdom with 9.9% (14,226) and Italy with 6.0% (8.
The purpose of travel of Cyprus residents in May 2024 was mainly holidays with 75.7%, while business reasons occupied 17.8%, studies 5.0% and other reasons 1.5%.
Methodological Information
Definitions
Tourists - 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 Traveller 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 the passenger lists of ships, 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 at 22602152 or at tel. lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy.
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