Cyprus tourist arrivals fall 1.1% in July as Israeli market surges

Nicosia, Cyprus. Tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 1.1 per cent in July compared with the same month of 2025, while a 55.8 per cent increase in visitors from Israel limited the overall decline.

A total of 582,754 tourists arrived during the month, compared with 589,116 in July 2025, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service, Cystat.

Monthly and year-to-date arrivals

Although July arrivals were below the 2025 level, they were 5.7 per cent higher than in July 2024, when Cyprus welcomed 551,229 tourists.

For the January-to-July period, arrivals reached 2,238,769, down 8 per cent from 2,432,129 during the corresponding period of 2025. Cyprus received 193,360 fewer tourists in the first seven months of the year.

The gap continued to narrow, however. At the end of June, arrivals for the year were 10.1 per cent below the 2025 level, while the monthly decline stood at 1.7 per cent.

Key tourism markets

The United Kingdom remained Cyprus’ largest tourism market, accounting for 31.9 per cent of all arrivals, with 185,981 visitors.

British arrivals were 2 per cent lower than the 189,730 recorded in July 2025 and slightly below the 186,751 registered in July 2024.

Israel recorded a sharp increase, with arrivals rising to 119,293 from 76,557 in July 2025 and 71,238 in July 2024.

Israel accounted for 20.5 per cent of all tourist arrivals in July and added 42,736 visitors to the monthly total compared with the previous year.

Poland remained the third-largest market, although arrivals fell by 15.6 per cent to 36,912 from 43,713 in July 2025. The figure was slightly above the 35,456 Polish visitors recorded in July 2024.