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Tourism and Travel Statistics December, 2001
  1. The Statistical Service announces that in December 2001 the number of arrivals covering all categories of travellers (including excursionists) reached 122.663 recording a decrease of 14,2% compared to the corresponding month last year. For the period January-December 2001 arrivals of travellers reached 3.564.998 compared to 3.534.880 in the corresponding period of 2000, recording an increase of 0,9%.

    Arrivals of tourists reached 74.887 in December 2001 compared to 93.722 in the corresponding month last year, recording a decrease of 20,1%. For the period January-December 2001 arrivals of tourists reached 2.696.732 compared to 2.686.205 in the corresponding period of 2000, i.e. an increase of 0,4%.

    The main countries of tourist arrivals in December 2001 were the United Kingdom with 50,3%, Greece with 10,5%, Germany with 9,4%, Russia with 3,9%, United States of America with 1,9%, Finland with 1,7% and Switzerland with 1,6%. The overwhelming majority, 78,9% of tourist arrivals was from countries of the European Union.
  2. In December 2001, 45.033 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad compared to 41.297 in the corresponding month last year. For the period January-December 2001, 684.197 residents returned from a trip abroad compared to 587.622 in the corresponding period last year recording an increase of 16,4%.
  3. In December 2001 the number of same-day visitors reached 1.349 of which 526 were same-day tourists and 823 excursionists. Long-term immigrants numbered 898 and short-term immigrants 276.

Further information can be obtained from the report "Tourism and Travel Statistics, December 2001, No. 179".

 

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