This is the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus for the specific month.
For the period of January – October 2019 arrivals of tourists totalled 3.697.055 compared to 3.673.377 in the corresponding period of 2018, recording an increase of 0.6% and outnumbering total arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the first ten months of the year.
Tourist arrivals from Russia increased by 13.1% in October 2019 compared to October 2018 while arrivals from Israel jumped 91.1%. In contrast, tourist arrivals from the UK fell 8% and those from Germany were down 14.7%.
Main countries The United Kingdom remained the main source of tourism for Cyprus for October 2019, accounting for 31.9% of the total, while arrivals from Russia comprise 21.6% of total arrivals, from Israel 6.3% and from Germany 5.0%.
Purpose of visit For a percentage of 85.2% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in October 2019 was holidays, for 8.6% visit to friends and relatives and for 6.2% business.
Source: InCyprus