According to the Cyprus Statistical Authority (CYSTAT), the number of tourist arrivals in July 2018 amounted to 539,626 people, compared to 531,030 in July 2017, an increase of 1.6%, RES-MEA reports.
The tourist flow in July 2018 was the highest in Cyprus for several years.
For the period from January to July 2018, the tourist flow to the country amounted to 2,184,775 people, compared to 1,994,236 in the corresponding period of 2017, an increase of 9,6% and exceeding previous records.
The most active growth in tourist flow was shown by Sweden - In July it increased by 15% compared to July 2017, Lebanon showed an increase of 15.9%.
Meanwhile, several markets have fallen compared to last year, including Russia - by 5.9%. Tourist flows from the UK have also decreased - by 1.1%, Israel - by 22.2% and Germany - by 14.5%.
This is largely due, experts believe, to the recovery of Turkey and the partial recovery of Egypt this summer season.
However, the United Kingdom remains the main source of inbound tourism for Cyprus. The country accounted for 32.4% of tourist flow in July, Russia - 22.5%, Israel - 6.1%, Sweden - 4.8%.
According to the research, in July, 87.7% visitors came to Cyprus for tourism purposes, 9.8% visited friends or relatives, and 2.5% came on business.
Source: trn-news.ru
