Tourist arrivals in 2024 surpassed 4 million for the first time, breaking the previous record of 3,976,777 set in 2019.

Cyprus tourist arrivals exceeded four million for the first time last year despite devastating wars in the nearby Middle East, official figures showed on Friday.

Cyprus achieved a new tourism milestone in 2024, attracting visitors numbering four times its population of just under one million, Deputy Minister for Tourism Costas Koumis announced on Tuesday.