An increase of 13,9% was recorded by tourist arrivals in October 2017 which amounted to 406.870 compared to 357.194 in October 2016. The arrivals in October 2017 were the highest we had in Cyprus until today in October.
For the period January - October 2017, tourist arrivals amounted to 3.408.473 compared to 2.974.412 in the corresponding period of 2016, recording an increase of 14,6% and exceeding the arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the first ten months of the year .
Change analysis
Arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by 0,5% in October 2017 compared to October 2016, while there was a 7,1% increase from Russia. Increases were also recorded from other major markets such as Germany (73,1%), Israel (55,1%) and Sweden (35,8%). On the contrary, there was a decrease of 3,1% in the arrivals of tourists from Switzerland.
Main countries
The United Kingdom and Russia are the main source of tourism for Cyprus for October 2017, with percentages of 33,1% and 21,5% respectively, while arrivals from Germany account for 7,7%, from Israel for 6,0 , 4,7% and from Sweden XNUMX%.
Characteristics of tourists
The purpose of travel in October 2017 was for a percentage of 83,3% of tourists the holidays, for 10,1% the visit to friends or relatives and for a percentage of 6,6% business.
Men make up 44,7% of tourists and women 55,3%, while most tourists belong to the ages 20-44.
Source: inBusiness