The number of UK travellers to Cyprus rose by more than 8% in 2017 as the island achieved a record-breaking year for tourism.
Numbers from the UK to Cyprus increased to more than 1.25 million from 1.15 million in 2016.
Total visitor arrivals grew by 14.6% to reach 3.6 million in 2017.
July was the most popular month with 176,880 arrivals from the UK out of a total of 531,030.
While August 2017 saw global arrivals fall to 523,651, it was the biggest month for UK visitors at 185,831.
Latest figures from the Cyprus Tourism Organisation for December show the UK and Greece being main sources of winter tourism.
Tourist arrivals from the UK increased by 8% year-on-year in December to 28,218,
More than half of visitors in December stated the purpose of their trip as a holiday with 36.2% visiting friends and relatives and 12.4% travelling for business. Most inbound tourists were aged 20-44 years.
CTO UK director Orestis Rossides said: “We’re proud of achieving another record breaking year for visitors to Cyprus.
“Our beautiful island has so much to offer every type of traveller – stunning mountain ranges, 64 stunning Blue Flag beaches and a rich cultural heritage as well as legendary hospitality and delicious cuisine.
“We look forward to offering visitors to Cyprus a warm welcome in 2018 and hope it will be yet another successful year for us.”