Tourist arrivals down for third month as Israel rebound continues

Cyprus tourist arrivals fell 4.9% in May, the Statistical Service said on Wednesday, marking a third consecutive month of decline, though the rate of decline continued to narrow while arrivals from Israel rose sharply.

Tourist arrivals in May 2026 totalled 455,680, down from 479,160 in May 2025, according to the Statistical Service. For the January-May 2026 period, arrivals totalled 1,166,050, down from 1,344,486 in the same period of 2025, a decrease of 13.3%....