Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased by 11% in June, reaching a number of 342,221 tourists, compared to 308,219 in the corresponding month last year, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus announced on Friday.
On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, an increase of 0.6% was recorded in tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom, from 111,156 in June 2013 to 111,792 in June 2014.
Moreover, arrivals from Russia increased by 22.1%, from 96,618 to 117.960 this year.
However, a decrease of 1.9% in tourist arrivals was recorded from Sweden (17,065 in June 2014 compared to 17,393 in June 2013), a 3.1% decrease from Norway (9,733 compared to 10,049) and a 6.8% decrease from Greece (8,584 compared to 9,206 last year).
For the period January-June 2014, arrivals of tourists totalled 979,838 compared to 924,135 in the corresponding period of 2013, recording an increase of 6%.
