Tourist arrivals in November 2021 amounted to 148.973 compared to 8.952 recorded in November 2020, as well as 169.392 arrivals recorded in November 2019.
For the period January - November 2021, tourist arrivals amounted to 1.840.003 compared to 621.927 in the corresponding period of 2020, recording an increase of 195,9% and a decrease of 52,4% compared to the period January - November 2019 (3.866.447. XNUMX arrivals).
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for November 2021, accounting for 22,7% (33.829) of total arrivals, arrivals from Germany 10,0% (14.945), arrivals from Russia in 9,6% (14.236), arrivals from Poland 8,8% (13.105), arrivals from Greece 8,5% (12.629) and arrivals from Israel 7,7% (11.474).
The purpose of travel in November 2021 was for a percentage of 75,8% of tourists the holidays, for 13,3% the visit to friends or relatives and for a percentage of 10,9% business. Respectively, for November 2020, 39,4% visited Cyprus for holidays, 25,5% for visiting friends or relatives and 35,1% for business reasons.
Fewer trips for Cypriots
At the same time, the number of Cypriots traveling abroad in November 2021 amounted to 52.668 compared to 14.905 in November 2020, an increase of 253,4% and a decrease of 50,6% compared to November 2019. The main countries from which they returned the inhabitants of Cyprus in November 2021, were Greece with 42,5% and the United Kingdom with 12,6%.
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