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Tourism and Travel Statistics August, 2000
  1. The Statistical Service announces that in August 2000 the number of arrivals covering all categories of travellers (including excursionists) reached 484.590 recording an increase of 5,9% compared to the corresponding month last year. For the period January-August 2000 arrivals of travellers reached 2.398.730 compared to 2.125.241 in the corresponding period of 1999, recording an increase of 12,9%.
  2. Arrivals of tourists reached 356.686 in August 2000 compared to 341.088 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 4,6%. For the period January-August 2000 arrivals of tourists reached 1.828.421 compared to 1.651.680 in the corresponding period of 1999, i.e. an increase of 10,7%.

    The main countries of tourist arrivals in August 2000 were the United Kingdom with 53,1%, Russia with 6,4%, Germany with 6,3%, Sweden with 4,7%, Greece with 3,4%, Norway with 2,3% and Israel with 2,2%. The overwhelming majority, 78,9% of tourist arrivals was from countries of the European Union.
  3. In August 2000, 98.395 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad compared to 91.283 in the corresponding month last year. For the period January-August 2000, 416.908 residents returned from a trip abroad compared to 373.056 in the corresponding period last year recording an increase of 11,8%.
  4. In August 2000 the number of same-day visitors reached 26.892 of which 1.874 were same-day tourists and 25.018 excursionists. Long-term immigrants numbered 923 and short-term immigrants 1.692.

Further information can be obtained from the report "Tourism and Travel Statistics, August 2000, No. 163".

 
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