Tourism showed strong momentum in 2025, with total tourist arrivals reaching 4,534,073, marking an increase of 12.2% compared with 4,040,200 arrivals in 2024, according to CySTAT data.
On an annual basis, travel by Cyprus residents abroad also followed a positive trend, recording a significant increase.
As regards December 2025, tourist arrivals amounted to 156,959, compared with 133,063 in December 2024, recording an increase of 18.0%. The main source of tourism for the month was Israel, accounting for 19.1% (30,020 arrivals), followed by the United Kingdom with 19.0% (29,826), Poland with 11.3% (17,779), Germany with 7.4% (11,569) and Greece with 7.3% (11,413).
In terms of purpose of travel, 56.4% of tourists who visited Cyprus in December 2025 stated that they came for holidays, 32.0% to visit friends or relatives and 11.3% for business purposes. The corresponding figures for December 2024 were 49.6%, 37.5% and 12.7%, respectively.
Travel by Cyprus residents abroad also increased in December 2025, with trips reaching 193,007 compared with 168,022 in December 2024, reflecting a rise of 14.9%. The main countries from which Cyprus residents returned were Greece with 28.4% (54,759), the United Kingdom with 11.0% (21,224) and Poland with 6.5% (12,554).
As regards the purpose of travel of Cyprus residents, holidays accounted for the largest share at 69.3%, followed by business purposes at 14.9%, studies at 15.0% and other reasons at 0.8%.
(Source: CNA)q
