The travellers’ survey conducted by the statistical service published recently showed that arrivals of tourists last month reached 81,970 compared to 75,867 in January 2018, an increase of 8%. The numbers are the highest ever recorded for January. Arrivals from the United Kingdom went up by 17.6%, from 19,945 to 23,447. There was a decrease of 2% in tourist arrivals from Greece and a 27.3% decrease from Russia (10,832 in January 2018 compared to 7,876 in January 2019). The United Kingdom was the main source of tourism in January 2019, with 28.6%, followed by Greece with 13.7%, Israel with 10.6% and Russia with 9.6%. For 53.5% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in January this year was holidays, for 25.2% a visit to friends and relatives and for 21.2% business. Source: Cyprus Mail