July 2017 – July 2018 was the best twelve – month period in the history of tourism in Cyprus 

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus between July 2017 and July 2018 were the highest ever recorded over a twelve – month period, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation said on Friday.
 
Between July 2017 and July 2018, the number of tourist arrivals in Cyprus stood at 3,842,612, described by the CTO as “the best twelve-month period in the history tourism in Cyprus”.
 
It noted that “each calendar month of 2018 presents record high arrivals compared to the corresponding months of any previous year”.
 
Earlier today the Statistical Service of Cyprus reported that July 2018 saw the highest ever tourist arrivals in Cyprus during the seventh month of the year, recording an annual increase of 1.6%.
 
On the basis of results from the Passenger Survey, tourist arrivals in July 2018 were 539,626 compared to 531,030 in July 2017, recording an increase of 1.6%, a Statistical Service press release says.
 
July 2018 arrivals were the highest ever in Cyprus until today during July, it notes.
 
During the first seven months of this year tourist arrivals were 2,184,775 compared to 1,994,236 during the first seven months of 2017, recording an increase of 9.6%. The figure is once more a historic high for that period in Cyprus.