Steep increase in tourism arrivals to Cyprus

Tourist arrivals to the EU Island Nation Cyprus were up by 6.7% in September 2013 compared to the same month of the previous year, Cyprus Statistical Service data published on Monday show.

Tourist arrivals to the EU Island Nation Cyprus were up by 6.7% in September 2013 compared to the same month of the previous year, Cyprus Statistical Service data published on Monday show.

According to the data based on the results of a Passenger Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 357,653 in September 2013 compared to 335,352 in September 2012.

At the same time an increase of 40.5% was recorded in tourist arrivals from Russia, up from 77,149 in September 2012 to 108,426 in September 2013.

Tourist arrivals from Sweden also followed an upward trend this September with a 13.3% increase or 19,324 compared to 17,060 in September 2012.

However, tourist arrivals from the UK slipped by 1.5% recorded at 132,620 compared to 134,589 last September.

For the period January โ€“ September 2013 total tourist arrivals came to 1,995,446 compared to 2,064,118 in the corresponding period of 2012, recording a decrease of 3.3%.

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