Tourist arrivals 13.5%
Tourist arrivals in December 2022 reached 110,041 compared to 96,928 in December 2021, an increase of 13.5%.
For the period January - December 2022, tourist arrivals amounted to 3,201,080 compared to 1,936,931 in January - December 2021, 631,609 in January - December 2020, and 3,976,777 arrivals in January - December 2019.
Country analysis
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for December 2022, accounting for 24.3% (26,708) of total arrivals, arrivals from Israel for 17.1% (18,801), arrivals from Greece for 11.0% (12.055), arrivals from Poland 8.5% (9,316) and arrivals from Germany 4.5% (4,976).
Purpose of trip
The purpose of travel in December 2022 was for 61.9% of tourists a holiday, for 27.4% a visit to friends or relatives and for 10.4% business. Similarly, for December 2021, 61.5% visited Cyprus for holidays, 29.0% for visiting friends or relatives and 9.5% for business.
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Purpose of trip
[/TD] [TD]Percentage (%)
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Dec. 20
[/TD] [TD]
Dec. 21
[/TD] [TD]Dec. 22
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Holidays
[/TD] [TD]25.6
[/TD] [TD]61.5
[/TD] [TD]61.9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Visiting relatives & friends
[/TD] [TD]51,8
[/TD] [TD]29.0
[/TD] [TD]27.4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Professional
[/TD] [TD]22,6
[/TD] [TD]9,5
[/TD] [TD]10,4
[/TD] [/TR]
Methodological Information
Definitions
Tourists - Visitors staying 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.
Data source and coverage
The data are derived from the Traveler Survey which is conducted on 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:
Statistical Service Portal, under Tourism, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Methodological Information
Contact: Tel:+35722602152, Tel. Postal: lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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