Tourist arrivals in May 2022 amounted to 315,018 compared to 100,852 arrivals recorded in May 2021.
For the period January - May 2022, tourist arrivals amounted to 849,058 compared to 156.825 in the corresponding period of 2021, 246,556 in January - May 2020, and 1,121,361 arrivals in January - May 2019.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for May 2022, accounting for 40.1% (126.324) of total arrivals, arrivals from Poland 7.4% (23,197), arrivals from Israel 6.9% (21,749), arrivals from Germany 6.5% (20,592), arrivals from Sweden 5.1% (15,943) and arrivals from Greece 4.4% (13.
The purpose of travel in May 2022 was for 79.5% of tourists a holiday, for 12.5% a visit to friends or relatives and for 7.9% business. Similarly, for May 2021, 80.7% visited Cyprus for holidays, 9.8% for visiting friends or relatives and 9.4% for business.
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[TR] [TD]
Purpose of trip
[/TD] [TD]Percentage (%)
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]May21
[/TD] [TD]May2
[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Holidays
[/TD] [TD]80,7
[/TD] [TD]79,5
[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Visiting relatives & friends
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]9,8
[/TD] [TD]12,5
[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Professional
[/TD] [TD]9,4
[/TD] [TD]7,9
[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR]
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.
Data source and coverage
Data are derived from the Travelers' 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 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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