Tourists arrivals in February increased by 6.9%, compared with February 2013, figures released Tuesday by the Statistical Service, showed.

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 Passengers 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%.

In the same month there was an increase of 23.5% on the trips of residents to Greece (from 18,999 in February 2013 to 23,465 in February 2014) and 13.8% increase from the United Kingdom (from 16,292 to 18,547 this year).