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Cyprus Tourism Reaches Record 4.5 Million Arrivals in 2025

Published January 19, 2026, 11:30
Cyprus Tourism Reaches Record 4.5 Million Arrivals in 2025

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus reached 4.5 million in 2025, marking a historic record and a 12.2% increase compared to 2024. This increase is the fifth consecutive one after the decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In December 2025, an 18.0% increase in arrivals was recorded, with the main sources of tourism being Israel (19.1%), the United Kingdom (19.0%), Poland (11.3%), Germany (7.4%) and Greece (7.3%). The main purpose of travel was holidays (56.4%), followed by visiting friends or relatives (32.0%) and business reasons (11.3%).