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Tourism and Travel Statistics August, 2001
  1. The Statistical Service announces that in August 2001 the number of arrivals covering all categories of travellers (including excursionists) reached 505.749 recording an increase of 3,9% compared to the corresponding month last year. For the period January-August 2001 arrivals of travellers reached 2.535.592 compared to 2.400.707 in the corresponding period of 2000, recording an increase of 5,6%.
  2. Arrivals of tourists reached 371.536 in August 2001 compared to 356.686 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 4,2%. For the period January-August 2001 arrivals of tourists reached 1.942.526 compared to 1.828.421 in the corresponding period of 2000, i.e. an increase of 6,2%.

    The main countries of tourist arrivals in August 2001 were the United Kingdom with 57,0%, Germany with 5,5%, Russia with 5,3%, Sweden with 4,7%, Greece with 3,2%, Norway with 2,2% and Switzerland with 2,1%. The overwhelming majority, 81,5% of tourist arrivals was from countries of the European Union.
  3. In August 2001, 112.084 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad compared to 98.395 in the corresponding month last year. For the period January-August 2001, 468.999 residents returned from a trip abroad compared to 416.908 in the corresponding period last year recording an increase of 12,5%.
  4. In August 2001 the number of same-day visitors reached 20.663 of which 1.404 were same-day tourists and 19.259 excursionists. Long-term immigrants numbered 1.022 and short-term immigrants 373.

Further information can be obtained from the report "Tourism and Travel Statistics, August 2001, No. 175"..
 
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