Cyprus: The arrivals of tourists reached 110.041 in December 2022 compared to 96.928 in December 2021, recording an increase of 13,5%.
For the period of January – December 2022, arrivals of tourists totaled 3.201.080 compared to 1.936.931 in the corresponding period of 2021, 631.609 in the period of January – December 2020, and 3.976.777 arrivals in the period of January – December 2019.
Analysis of countries
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for December 2022, with a share of 24,3% (26.708) of total arrivals, followed by Israel with 17,1% (18.801), Greece with 11,0% (12.055), Poland with 8,5% (9.316) and Germany with 4,5% (4.976).
Purpose of visit
For a percentage of 61,9% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in December 2022 was holidays, 27,4% visited friends and relatives, and 10,4% was business. Respectively, in December 2021, 61,5% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 29,0% visited friends or relatives and 9,5% visited Cyprus for business reasons.