Nearly a million tourists visit Cyprus in first six months of 2007

A total of 964,095 tourist arrivals were recorded during the first six months of 2007, according to figures released by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO).

Most arrivals were from the United Kingdom (507,199), Germany (61,894), Greece (64,192), Sweden (47,172), Norway (20,394), Denmark (13,937), France (17,714), Switzerland (15,199), the Netherlands (11,119), Belgium and Luxembourg (11,816), Ireland (12,718), Russia (54,774), Israel (10,632) and the United States (10,180).

In January 2007 there were 51,848 tourist arrivals, in February 63,098, in March 104,316, in April 189,310, in May 273,058 and in June 282,465, according to the CTO.

Furthermore, according to Cyprus Airways, the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (ACTA) and the Pancyprian Association of Hotel Owners (PASYXE), 63,525 Cypriots traveled abroad in January 2007, 65,019 in February, 79,452 in March, 79,551 in April, 71,931 in May and 85,539 in June, with an expected rise of 5% for the whole year compared to 2006.

Data also indicated that many Cypriots were spending their holidays on the island, with seaside and mountain hotels reaching their full capacity.