According to data released on Wednesday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat), for the period of January – March 2024, arrivals of tourists totalled 415,251 compared to 393,893 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 5.4%.

Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for March 2024, with a share of 31.8% of total arrivals 64,414 persons, followed by Poland with 10.4% (21,054), Germany with 9.8% (19.732), Greece with 9.1% (18,361) and Israel with 8.2% (16,620).

Cypriot travel abroad up by 12.5% in March

Furthermore, according to Cystat, a total number of 128,085 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in March 2024 compared to 113,805 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 12.5%.

The main countries from which residents of Cyprus returned in March 2024 were Greece with a share of 32.8% (42,046), the United Kingdom with 12.8% (16,366) and Italy with 5.4% (6,916).