Cyprus tourism arrivals narrow gap with 2025 record during summer
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus recovered strongly in July, though January-to-July arrivals remained 8 per cent below the same period in 2025.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Tourist arrivals to Cyprus recovered strongly during the peak summer season, narrowing the gap with 2025’s record performance after disruption in March and April, according to a Eurobank Research analysis published on Tuesday.
Arrivals in July were 1.1 per cent below July 2025, improving from a 1.7 per cent decline in June and steep falls recorded earlier in the year.
Early-year disruption
The improvement followed a difficult start to 2026, when renewed instability in the Middle East and turbulence in air transport affected travel sentiment and visitor flows.
Arrivals fell by 30.7 per cent in March and 27.6 per cent in April.
Despite the summer recovery, arrivals between January and July were 8 per cent lower than in the corresponding period of 2025, representing approximately 193,000 fewer visitors.
Performance by market
Israel provided the strongest support among Cyprus’ main tourism markets, with arrivals increasing by 8.6 per cent and adding 25,000 visitors.
The United Kingdom, Cyprus’ largest source market, recorded an 11.1 per cent decline, accounting for around 90,000 of the overall reduction.
Poland remained broadly stable, while Germany, Greece and Scandinavian markets recorded more moderate declines.
Air connectivity maintained
Eurobank Research said the figures indicated a demand shock rather than a structural loss of tourism connectivity.
Airport passenger traffic declined by 3.7 per cent in the first seven months of the year, while commercial flights fell by only 0.9 per cent.
The analysis said the lower passenger numbers appeared to reflect weaker demand and lower load factors rather than airlines withdrawing capacity from Cyprus.
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