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.

Bird Aviation has signed a long-term agreement with easyJet for the provision of base maintenance services, covering two maintenance lines over an initial seven-year period, with an option to extend for a further three years.

The Larnaka Tourism Board expressed its great satisfaction over the achievement of a long-standing and strategically important objective, aimed at substantially strengthening the presence of the Larnaca Region in the UK tourism market.

New international recognition from travel publication Travel + Leisure

The Paphos Region has earned another major international distinction, being named the world’s best destination for enjoying and photographing both sunrise and sunset.

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.

On July 20, Air France and Cyprus Airways announced the signing of a codeshare agreement covering flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) – Larnaca (LCA).

Cyprus’ Deputy Ministry of Culture announced the results of the Cultural Decentralisation Program (CDP), presenting this year an even richer artistic panorama that includes music, theatre, poetry, visual arts, contemporary dance and folk culture.

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).

Cyprus has just ranked as the fourth best European coastal country to relocate to.