The arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 321.858 in August 2021, recording an increase of 208,7% compared to August 2020 (during which 104.261 arrivals were recorded), and a decrease of 41,9% compared to August 2019 (with 553.845 arrivals).
For the period of January – August 2021, arrivals of tourists totaled 960.150 compared to 424.850 in the corresponding period of 2020, recording an increase of 126,0%, and a decrease of 64,9% compared to the period of January – August 2019 (2.735.839 arrivals).
Arrivals from Russia were the main source of tourism for August 2021, with a share of 27,2% (87.427) of total arrivals, followed by the United Kingdom with 22,9% (73.683), Poland with 7,1% (22.893), Ukraine with 4,6% (14.863), Greece with 3,9% (12.546) and Germany with 3,2% (10.284).
For a percentage of 87,7% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in August 2021 was holidays, for 9,9% visit to friends and relatives and for 2,3% business. Respectively, in August 2020, 78,0% of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 17,9% visited friends or relatives and 4,1% visited Cyprus for business reasons.
| Table 1 | ||||
| Purpose of visit |
Percentage (%) |
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Aug 19 |
Aug 20 |
Aug 21 |
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| Holidays |
88,1 |
78,0 |
87,7 | |
| Visiting friends & relatives |
10,2 |
17,9 |
9,9 |
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| Business |
1,7 |
4,1 |
2,3 |
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