The number of arrivals from the UK, traditionally Cyprus’ largest source of tourists, rose last month an annual 18% to 51,263 while those from Russia, the second largest source, rose 21% to 21,416, Cystat said in a statement on its website on Thursday.

The number of tourists from Israel and Germany rose 27% to 9,162 and 0.5% to 12,972 last month compared to November last year respectively, while those from Greece fell 6.1% to 13,595, Cystat said.

In January to November, the number of tourist arrivals rose 15% to 3,553,149, Cystat said. Both the total arrivals in November and in the first eleven months of the year are the highest ever recorded.

In a separate statement, Cystat said that the number of Cypriots who travelled abroad last month increased an annual 1.5% to 94,796.

Source: Cyprus Mail