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Tourism and Travel Statistics October, 2000
  1. The Statistical Service announces that in October 2000 the number of arrivals covering all categories of travellers (including excursionists) reached 386.748 recording an increase of 13,7% compared to the corresponding month last year. For the period January-October 2000 arrivals of travellers reached 3.201.370 compared to 2.841.538 in the corresponding period of 1999, recording an increase of 12,7%.
  2. Arrivals of tourists reached 300.597 in October 2000 compared to 270.732 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 11,0%. For the period January-October 2000 arrivals of tourists reached 2.458.982 compared to 2.231.912 in the corresponding period of 1999, i.e. an increase of 10,2%.

    The main countries of tourist arrivals in October 2000 were the United Kingdom with 50,0%, Germany with 9,5%, Sweden with 5,8%, Switzerland with 5,1%, Russia with 4,1% and Netherlands with 2,6%. The overwhelming majority, 80,3% of tourist arrivals was from countries of the European Union.
  3. In October 2000, 43.212 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad compared to 45.542 in the corresponding month last year. For the period January-October 2000, 513.089 residents returned from a trip abroad compared to 467.042 in the corresponding period last year recording an increase of 9,9%.
  4. In October 2000 the number of same-day visitors reached 40.025 of which 1.791 were same-day tourists and 38.234 excursionists. Long-term immigrants numbered 991 and short-term immigrants 1.922.

Further information can be obtained from the report "Tourism and Travel Statistics, October 2000, No. 165".

 
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