Cyprus: The arrivals of tourists reached 413.382 in September 2022 compared to 339.242 in September 2021, recording an increase of 21,9%.
For the period of January – September 2022, arrivals of tourists totalled 2.540.554 compared to 1.299.392 in the corresponding period of 2021, 512.184 in the period of January – September 2020 and 3.260.546 arrivals in the period of January – September 2019.
Analysis of countries
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for September 2022, with a share of 41,1% (169.799) of total arrivals, followed by Israel with 8,5% (35.013), Poland with 5,5% (22.922), Germany with 5,4% (22.244), Greece with 4,5% (18.802) and Sweden with 4,5% (18.463).
Purpose of visit
For a percentage of 86,1% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in September 2022 was holidays, 9,1% visits to friends and relatives and 4,7% business. Respectively, in September 2021, 86,6% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 9,3% visited friends or relatives and 4,1% visited Cyprus for business reasons.
