Tourist arrivals in May 2015 increased by 4.9%, compared to the same month last year.
On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 307,449 in May 2015, compared to 293,181 in May 2014.
Moreover, an increase of 17.1% was recorded in tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom (from 106,063 in May 2014 to 124,189 in May 2015), a 4% increase from Sweden (from 15,299 to 15,910), a 55.3% increase from Germany (from 8,564 to 13,297) and a 44.4% increase from Greece (from 9,083 to 13,120 this year).
On the other hand a decrease of 19,6% was recorded in tourist arrivals from Russia (71,137 in May 2015 compared to 88,426 in May 2014).
Source: Famagusta Gazette
