Why Cyprus is an important destination for so many visitors?

Over 3,5 million people visited Cyprus in 2017 ... Encouraging with big potentials is 2018

Tourism is a big industry for Cyprus and a major source of revenue with more than 2.5 million tourists arriving in the free areas every year.

Visitors choose Cyprus mainly because it is a modern democratic country, with good economy, quite safe, member of the EU, hospitable people and most of them speak English.

But above all because Cyprus is a beautiful island with thousands of years of civilization, with museums, archaeological sites, with very good weather, clean and organized beaches, luxury hotels, very good local and international cuisine, good dining and entertainment venues, beautiful nature, mountains with wonderful nature trails and waterfalls for exploration, flora and fauna, picturesque villages with tradition, cultural festivals and events, sports like golf, hiking, cycling, water sports, diving and much more.

Therefore, thousands of foreigners visit Cyprus every year for relaxation, for fun, for enjoyment, for professional reasons, educational, athletic, religious, but also for exploration.

Cyprus is mainly preferred by Russians and British who choose Paphos first and secondly the free area of Famagusta.

2017 was a very good year, according to the annual data of the Statistic Services and CTO, as 3,652,073 people visited Cyprus and left more than 2,5 billion. The first signs of 2018 are encouraging, as there was an increase of 21% in the arrivals in January 2018 compared to arrivals in January 2017 and there are also positive indications from tourism exhibitions abroad, even though it is a bit early for safe conclusions, CTO officials told Cyprus Alive .

Although Cyprus is doing very well in the tourism sector, there is a lot of room for improvement and utilization of many aspects that we did not invest or did not successfully promote. We need a unified vision and modern ways of communicating.

The issues that need to be addressed by the officials, now with the creation of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism is the seasonality, as the amount of tourist that visit Cyprus during the winter months is low, prices must become more competitive in comparison with other nearby destinations, creation of more efficient means of public transportation, cheaper flights, investment in quality tourism, more effective visibility and promotion of our culture, investment and protection of the natural wealth of Cyprus are some of the steps that need to be taken.