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The arrivals of tourists reached 289.335 in April 2022 compared to 38.226 arrivals that were recorded in April 2021.

For the period of January – April 2022, arrivals of tourists totaled 534.040 compared to 55.973 in the corresponding period of 2021, 246.556 during the period of January – April 2020, and to 686.783 arrivals during the period of January – April 2019.

Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for April 2022, with a share of 40,1% (116.074) of total arrivals, followed by Germany with 8,3% (23.966), Israel with 7,7% (22.402), Greece with 6,0% (17.347) and Poland with 5,2% (15.137).

For a percentage of 80,2% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in April 2022 was holidays, for 14,6% visit to friends and relatives and for 5,2% business. Respectively, in April 2021, 61,7% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 21,3% visited friends or relatives and 16,9% visited Cyprus for business reasons.

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 statistics for April 2022 were obtained from processing of the data of the electronic platform “Cyprus Flight Pass” as well as from the Passenger Survey, that 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 travelers 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:

CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Tourism

CYSTAT-DB (Online Database)

Predefined Tables (Excel)

Contact:

Lucy Panayidou: Tel.: +35722602152, E-mail: lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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