According to the Republic’s Statistical Service, arrivals of tourists reached 269.363 in October 2015 compared to 251.453 in October 2014, recording an increase of 7,1%.
An increase of 13,3% was recorded in tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom (from 101.122 in October 2014 to 114.555 in October 2015), 29,5% increase from Germany (from 13.044 to 16.897), 34,7% increase from Greece (from 10.417 to 14.033) and 13,6% increase from Sweden (from 10.916 to 12.403 this year) .
On the other hand a decrease of 28,3% was recorded in tourist arrivals from Russia (35.131 in October 2015 compared to 49.030 in October 2014).
For the period January – October 2015 arrivals of tourists totalled 2.472.963 compared to 2.302.937 in the corresponding period of 2014, recording an increase of 7,4%.
A CTO press release notes that the number of arrivals will probably increase due to the international developments and trends.
Source: Famagusta Gazette
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