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Tourist
Arrivals and Returns of Residents of Cyprus from trips abroad: February 2024
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Tourist Arrivals The arrivals of tourists
reached 125.034 in February 2024 compared to 119.081 in February 2023,
recording an increase of 5,0%. For the period of January – February 2024, arrivals of tourists totalled 212.995 compared to 209.630 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 1,6%.  Arrivals from the United
Kingdom were the main source of tourism for February 2024, with a share of
24,6% (30.774) of total arrivals, followed by Poland with 13,3% (16.591),
Israel with 10,6% (13.290), and Greece with 10,3% (12.835). For a percentage of 66,8% of
tourists, the purpose of their trip in February 2024 was holidays, for 17,8%
visit to friends and relatives and for 14,2% business. Respectively, in
February 2023, 66,7% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 20,1% visited friends
or relatives and 13,0% visited Cyprus for business reasons (Table).
Returns of Residents of Cyprus A total number of 114.110
residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in February 2024 compared to
102.001 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 11,9%. The main countries from which residents of Cyprus returned in February 2024 were Greece with a share of 32,0% (36.481), the United Kingdom with 11,6% (13.288) and Italy with 4,6% (5.306).  The purpose of travel for the
residents of Cyprus in February 2024 was mainly holidays with a percentage of
70,6%, whilst business reasons held a percentage of 23,4%, studies 4,6% and
other reasons 1,4%. 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. Residents of Cyprus - This
category includes persons who have resided in Cyprus for at least 12 months
or who have come to Cyprus with the intention of staying for at least 12
months prior to their travel. Source of Data and Coverage The data are obtained from the
Passengers Survey which is carried out at the points of arrival in Larnaka
and Pafos airports. Additionally, data are also collected from administrative
sources, such as the monthly arrivals from ports. The data covers all persons who
pass through passport control at the ports and airports in the Government
controlled area of Cyprus. It does not include travellers who arrive and
depart illegally via ports and airports in the occupied part of Cyprus. The weighting was conducted
based on the data sent to the Statistical Service by the Civil Aviation
Department and from the ship manifests, as well as on the data sent by the
Analysis and Statistics Office of the Cyprus Police. For more information visit
the CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Tourism, CYSTAT-DB (Online Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Methodological Information or contact Lucy Panayidou:
tel.:+35722602152, e-mail: lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy. (NG/GS) |
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