The arrivals of tourists reached 554.923 in August 2024 compared to 511.387 in August 2023, recording an increase of 8,5%.
For the period of January-August 2024, arrivals of tourists totaled 2.758.627 compared to 2.648.795 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 4,1%.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for August 2024, with a share of 34,7% (192.424) of total arrivals, followed by Israel with 13,3% (74.032), Poland with 7,7% (42.650), Germany with 4,2% (23.068), and Sweden with 4,1% (22.508).
For a percentage of 87,3% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in August 2024 was holidays, for 10,2% visit to friends and relatives and for 2,5% business. Respectively, in August 2023, 86,0% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 11,9% visited friends or relatives and 2,0% visited Cyprus for business reasons (Table).