Tourist Arrivals

Cyprus arrivals of tourists reached 582.754 in July of this year compared to 589.116 in July 2025, recording a decrease of 1,1 percent.

For the period of January – July of the current year, arrivals of tourists totalled 2.238.769 compared to 2.432.129 in the corresponding period of 2025, recording a decrease of 8 percent.

Arrivals from the UK were the main source of tourism for this July, with a share of 31,9 percent (185.981) of total arrivals, followed by Israel with 20,5 percent (119.293), Poland with 6,3 percent (36.912), Germany with 3,7 percent (21.338) and Sweden with 3,4 percent (19.899).

This July, 85,2 percent of tourists travelled for holidays, 11,7 percent visited friends and relatives and 3 percent travelled for business purposes. Respectively, in July 2025, 85,5 percent of tourists visited Cyprus for holidays, 11,6 percent visited friends or relatives and 2,8 percent visited Cyprus for business purposes.

Returns of Residents of Cyprus

A total of 210.047 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad this July compared to 186.987 in the corresponding month in 2025, recording an increase of 12,3 percent.

The main countries from which residents of Cyprus returned in July were Greece with a share of 38,5 percent (80.775), the UK with 7,1 percent (14.832), Italy with 6 percent (12.545), Poland with 3,5 percent (7.412) and Germany with 3,5 percent (7.330).

The purpose of travel for the residents of Cyprus this July was mainly holidays, with a percentage of 75,2 percent, whilst business reasons held a percentage of 13,7 percent, studies 10,3 percent and other reasons 0,7 percent.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism reached EUR355,2 million this in May, recording a decrease of 4,8 percent compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (EUR373,3 million).

For the period of January – May of the current year, revenue from tourism is estimated at EUR798,2 million compared to EUR955,8 million in the corresponding period of 2025, recording a decrease of 16,5 percent.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, Cyprus revenue from tourism reached EUR85,3 million in February of this year, recording an increase of 7 percent compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (EUR79,7 million).

Travellers

The movement of travellers to and from Cyprus in 2025 recorded an increase compared to 2024. Total arrivals of travellers reached 7.102.208 recording an increase of 13 percent and departures totalled 7.076.521, also recording an increase of 12,8 percent compared to 2024.  

Air traffic accounted for 96,8 percent of both arrivals and departures in 2025.

Cyprus’ arrivals of tourists reached 139.198 in March of this year compared to 200.736 in March 2025, recording a decrease of 30,7 percent.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, Cyprus revenue from tourism reached EUR74,6 million this January, recording an increase of 7,8 percent compared to the corresponding month of in 2025 (EUR69,2 million).

The arrivals of tourists reached 146.516 in February of this year compared to 133.760 in February 2025, recording an increase of 9,5 percent.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, Cyprus’ revenue from tourism reached EUR96,7 million in December 2025, recording an increase of 11,3 percent compared to the corresponding month of 2024 (EUR86,9 million).

Cyprus’ arrivals of tourists reached 121.625 in January of this year compared to 112.100 in January 2025, recording an increase of 8,5 percent.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, Cyprus’s revenue from tourism reached EUR168,0 million in November 2025, recording an increase of 21,1 percent compared to the corresponding month of 2024 (EUR138,7 million).