{"id":116587,"date":"2025-07-23T17:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lamaisonestates.com\/?p=116587"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:44:38","slug":"cyprus-sees-growth-in-travel-movement-and-tourism-revenue-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/cyprus-sees-growth-in-travel-movement-and-tourism-revenue-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus Sees Growth in Travel Movement and Tourism Revenue in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The movement of travelers in and out of Cyprus saw a steady rise in 2024, according to newly released figures by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, as reported by Stockwatch.com.cy<\/a>. Total traveler arrivals hit 6,285,427, marking a 2.9% increase from 2023. Departures also rose to 6,270,760, reflecting a 2.7% annual increase.<\/p>\n

Air travel remained the dominant mode of transport, accounting for 97.7% of all travel activity.<\/p>\n

Tourism Bounces Back with Stronger Numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cyprus welcomed 4,040,200 tourists in 2024 \u2014 a 5.1% growth compared to the previous year. The United Kingdom retained its spot as the island\u2019s top tourist source, contributing 34% of all arrivals. Other key markets included Israel (10.5%), Poland (8.3%), Germany (5.7%), Greece (4.5%), and Sweden (3.7%).<\/p>\n

As for destination preferences, Pafos attracted the highest share of visitors with 31.5% choosing to stay there. Other popular spots included Ayia Napa (15.9%), Larnaka (14.2%), Limassol (12.4%), and Paralimni (11.4%).<\/p>\n

When it came to travel purposes, the majority \u2014 81.1% \u2014 visited Cyprus for leisure. Another 11.9% came to visit friends and family, while 6.9% traveled for business.<\/p>\n

Tourism Revenue Climbs to Over \u20ac3.2 Billion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Revenue from tourism in 2024 climbed to \u20ac3.21 billion, up 7.3% from \u20ac2.99 billion in 2023. The average expenditure per tourist also saw an increase, reaching \u20ac794.40, a 2.1% rise year-on-year.<\/p>\n

Spending peaked in August, with an average of \u20ac921.59 per person, while January saw the lowest at \u20ac513.32.<\/p>\n

Cyprus Residents Travel More Abroad<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Outbound travel by Cypriot residents also rose, totaling 1,754,937 trips \u2014 a 4.4% increase over 2023 figures. Greece remained the most popular destination, drawing 34.7% of these trips. It was followed by the UK (10.5%), Italy (5.2%), Germany (3.7%), Russia (3.1%), and France (2.9%).<\/p>\n

The busiest travel month for locals was August, while February saw the fewest trips. As for travel motives, 72.5% of residents traveled for holidays, 19.4% for professional reasons, 6.8% for studies, and 1.3% for other purposes.<\/p>\n

Source: Stockwatch.com.cy<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The movement of travelers in and out of Cyprus saw a steady rise in 2024, according to newly released figures by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, as reported by Stockwatch.com.cy. Total traveler arrivals hit 6,285,427, marking a 2.9% increase from 2023. Departures also rose to 6,270,760, reflecting a 2.7% annual increase. Air travel remained the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":116588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116587"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116589,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116587\/revisions\/116589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}