According to the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 45,227 in February 2014 compared to 42,327 in February 2013. An increase of 6.2% was recorded in tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom (from 15,232 in February 2013 to 16,172 in February 2014). However, a decrease of 4.4% in tourist arrivals was recorded from Greece (6,254 in February 2014 compared to 6,540 in February 2013) and 0.3% decrease from Russia (4,084 compared to 4,098 last year).
For the period January – February 2014 arrivals of tourists totalled 85,903 compared to 84,613 in the corresponding period of 2013, increasing by 1.5%. On the basis of the results of the survey, 70,209 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in February 2014 compared to 60,076 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 16.9%.