Tourist Arrivals

The arrivals of tourists reached 489.965 in June of this year compared to 498.527 in June 2025, recording a decrease of 1,7 percent. For the period of January – June of the current year, arrivals of tourists totalled 1.656.015 compared to 1.843.013 in the corresponding period of 2025, recording a decrease of 10,1 percent.

In 2025, 31.1 percent of all overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU took place during the two busiest months; in all EU countries these were August and July. The seasonality of tourism is driven by environmental factors, such as climate conditions and geographical location, together with social and cultural influences, such as school holidays.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, Cyprus’s revenue from tourism reached EUR197,5 million in April of this year, recording a decrease of 35,1 percent compared to the corresponding month of 2025 (EUR304,2 million).

The arrivals of tourists reached 455.680 in May of this year compared to 479.160 in May 2025, recording a decrease of 4,9 percent. For the period of January – May of the current year, arrivals of tourists totalled 1.166.050 compared to 1.344.486 in the corresponding period of 2025, recording a decrease of 13,3 percent.

According to the latest data from UN Tourism, some 307 million tourists travelled internationally in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, about six million more than the same period of 2025.

In the first quarter of 2026, there were 471.1 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking an increase of 3.4 percent compared with the same quarter of 2025. January recorded 143.5 million nights (+3.2 percent compared with January 2025), February 154.4 million (+3.4 percent) and March 173.2 million (+3.7 percent).