Following the decrees published by the Government of Cyprus and the measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the Cyprus Passengers Survey, which provides data on tourist arrivals, revenue from tourism and the returns of residents of Cyprus from a trip abroad, was not conducted in May of this year.

On the basis of the results of the Cyprus Passengers Survey, 122,149 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in December 2018 compared to 110,849 in the corresponding month in 2017, recording an increase of 10,2 percent.