Cyprus residents spent 2,531.1 million euros on trips abroad in 2025, up 22.2 per cent on 2024, as the number travelling only abroad rose 19.8 per cent, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
Spending on trips within Cyprus rose 28.6 per cent to 385.9 million euros.
Transport was the largest category of spending on trips abroad, at 35.2 per cent, followed by accommodation at 23.3 per cent, food and drink in restaurants and cafes at 23.1 per cent, and other expenses at 18.4 per cent.
For domestic trips, accommodation and food and drink in restaurants and cafes were the main categories, at 36.8 per cent and 36.5 per cent respectively. Transport accounted for 8.6 per cent and other expenses for 18.1 per cent.
Travellers
A total of 576,394 residents made at least one overnight personal trip, in Cyprus, abroad or both, in 2025, up 6.0 per cent from 543,526 in 2024.
The number who travelled only abroad rose to 203,102, from 169,525 in 2024, while those who travelled only within Cyprus fell 4.1 per cent to 157,764, from 164,590. A further 215,528 people travelled both in Cyprus and abroad, up 2.9 per cent.
Trips
The number of trips abroad rose 12.0 per cent to 1,957,292, from 1,747,492 in 2024. Of these, 83.3 per cent were for personal reasons and 16.7 per cent for business. Rented accommodation was the main type of accommodation for 75.9 per cent of trips abroad, and non-rented accommodation for 24.1 per cent.
Trips within Cyprus rose 14.7 per cent to 1,858,029, from 1,619,371 in 2024. Personal trips, including holidays, visits to relatives or friends, health reasons and pilgrimages, accounted for 96.1 per cent.
Rented accommodation, such as hotels, campsites and guesthouses, was the main type of accommodation for 57.5 per cent of domestic trips, against 42.5 per cent for non-rented accommodation such as people’s own homes or staying with relatives or friends.
(Information from Cyprus News Agency)
