On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 418,732 in May 2017 compared to 364,943 in May 2016, recording an increase of 14.7%. According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus, May 2017 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the specific month.
For the period of January – May 2017 arrivals of tourists totaled 990,756 compared to 842,126 in the corresponding period of 2016, recording an increase of 17.6% and outnumbering the total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the first five months of the year.
Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by 19.5% in May 2017 compared to May 2016 while an increase of 0.3% was recorded for tourists from Russia. Increases were also recorded from other important tourist markets, such as Germany (54.9%) and Israel (92.9%). Contrary to that, a decrease of 6.4% in tourist arrivals from Greece was recorded.
Main countries
The United Kingdom and Russia constitute the main sources of tourism for Cyprus for May 2017, with proportions of 37.0% and 25.8% respectively, while arrivals from Germany comprise 5.0% and from Israel 4.9% of total arrivals.
Characteristics of tourists
For a percentage of 84.5% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in May 2017 was holidays, for 8.7% visit to friends and relatives and for 6.6% business.
Men comprise 45.1% of tourists and women 54.9%, whilst most of the tourists belonged to the age group of 20-44 years.
Source : Gold News
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