Tourist arrivals in May 2022 amounted to 315.018 compared to 100.852 arrivals recorded in May 2021.
For the period January - May 2022, tourist arrivals amounted to 849.058 compared to 156.825 in the corresponding period of 2021, with 246.556 in the period January - May 2020, as well as 1.121.361 arrivals during the period January - May 2019.
Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for May 2022, accounting for 40,1% (126.324) of total arrivals, arrivals from Poland 7,4% (23.197), arrivals from Israel in 6,9% (21.749), arrivals from Germany 6,5% (20.592), arrivals from Sweden 5,1% (15.943) and arrivals from Greece 4,4% (13.905).
The purpose of travel in May 2022 was for 79,5% of tourists the holidays, for 12,5% the visit to friends or relatives and for 7,9% business. Respectively, for May 2021, 80,7% visited Cyprus for holidays, 9,8% for visiting friends or relatives and 9,4% for business reasons.
| Table 1 | |||
| Purpose of travel | Rate (%) | ||
| Μάιος 21 | Μάιος 22 | ||
| Holidays | 80,7 | 79,5 | |
| Visit to relatives & friends | 9,8 | 12,5 | |
| Professional | 9,4 | 7,9 | |
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