Wednesday, July 17, 2019

TOURIST ARRIVALS JUNE 2019

 Information provided by the Government Press Office


Tourist Arrivals -0,3%
On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 509.662 in June 2019 compared to
511.073 in June 2018, recording a decrease of 0,3%.

For the period of January – June 2019 arrivals of tourists totaled 1.631.023 compared to 1.645.149 in the 
 corresponding period of 2018, recording a decrease of 0,9% (Table 1).




Analysis of changes
Tourist arrivals from Russia decreased by 5,1% in June 2019 compared to June 2018 and a decrease of 12,5% was recorded for tourists from Sweden. Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom remained at the same level as last year, recording a minor increase of 0,1%, whereas arrivals from Israel recorded a significant increase of 39,7%. Percentage changes from one year to the next for the main countries of usual residence of tourists are presented in Table 1.

Main countries
The United Kingdom constitutes the main source of tourism for Cyprus for June 2019, with a proportion of 32,5% while arrivals from Russia comprise 23,0% of total arrivals, from Israel 6,5% and from Sweden 4,4% (Table 2).

Purpose of visit
For a percentage of 86,4% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in June 2019 was holidays, for 9,2% visit to friends and relatives and for 4,4% business (Table 3).

Table 1


Country of usual residence
June
January - June
Tourist arrivals
% change 2019/18
Tourist arrivals
% change 2019/18
2017
2018
2019
2017
2018
2019
TOTAL
472.450
511.073
509.662
-0,3
1.463.206
1.645.149
1.631.023
-0,9
Austria
4.268
4.251
5.159
21,4
15.880
16.868
16.796
-0,4
Belgium
2.348
3.221
2.765
-14,2
10.576
12.321
9.863
-19,9
France
2.772
2.476
2.666
7,7
16.269
15.501
12.764
-17,7
Germany
18.363
16.289
16.332
0,3
77.753
84.785
69.328
-18,2
Denmark
4.995
4.802
4.408
-8,2
12.937
14.651
13.784
-5,9
Switzerland (incl. Lichten.)
6.685
8.101
7.317
-9,7
20.350
27.098
24.447
-9,8
Greece
18.185
19.036
15.094
-20,7
81.913
94.706
87.509
-7,6
United Kingdom
150.532
165.477
165.600
0,1
511.344
560.840
562.996
0,4
Israel
28.044
23.814
33.276
39,7
91.147
93.447
104.175
11,5
Lebanon
8.010
8.973
7.346
-18,1
18.386
21.645
18.116
-16,3
Norway
9.303
9.673
8.883
-8,2
18.655
20.781
23.476
13,0
Netherlands
3.979
4.116
4.170
1,3
14.961
16.408
17.100
4,2
Ukraine
7.382
10.013
12.892
28,8
19.228
28.126
38.301
36,2
Poland
8.471
11.556
10.793
-6,6
23.640
39.243
33.761
-14,0
Russia
129.890
123.327
117.001
-5,1
332.982
317.388
303.402
-4,4
Sweden
21.136
25.413
22.238
-12,5
52.142
63.038
59.923
-4,9
Finland
2.547
4.228
3.711
-12,2
7.610
11.282
10.567
-6,3
Other
45.540
66.307
70.011
5,6
137.433
207.021
224.715
8,5

Table 2



Country of usual
residence of tourists
Percentage (%)

Jun18
Jan –  Jun  18
Jun 19
Jan. – Jun   19

United Kingdom
32,4
34,1
32,5
34,5
32,4
Russia
24,1
19,3
23,0
18,6
24,1
Israel
4,7
5,7
6,5
6,4
4,7
Sweden
5,0
3,8
4,4
3,7
5,0

Germany
3,2
5,2
3,2
4,3
3,2
Greece
3,7
5,8
3,0
5,4
3,7
Ukraine
2,0
1,7
        2,5
         2,3
2,0
Other countries
25,0
24,5
25,0
24,9










Table 3
Purpose of visit
Percentage (%)
Jun 17
Jun 18
Jun19
Holidays
86,2
86,4
86,4
Visiting friends & relatives
10,3
8,7
9,2
Business
3,5
4,9
4,4







METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

Definitions
Tourists: Visitors who stay for at least one night in Cyprus.
Tourist arrivals: The term refers to the number of trips and not to the number of persons. This differs in the sense that one 
person can take more than one trips during the reference period.

Source of data and coverage
The data are obtained from the Passengers Survey which is conducted in the arrivals and departures halls in the airports of 
Larnaka and Pafos, as well as from administrative sources such as the monthly arrivals at ports.
The survey covers all persons who pass through passport control at the ports and airports in the Government controlled area
of Cyprus. It does not include travelers who arrive and depart illegally via ports and airports in the occupied part of Cyprus.
The weighting of data is conducted based on the data sent to the Statistical Service by the Civil Aviation Department and from the ship manifests, as well as data sent by the Analysis and Statistics Office of the Cyprus Police.
For more information:
Statistical Service (CYSTAT) website, subtheme Tourism
Contact
Lucy Panayidou: Tel.:+35722602152, E-mail: lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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