Trips taken by Cyprus residents continued their steady ascent in 2025, rising 13.3% year on year to 3.82 million and marking a fourth consecutive annual increase, according to new Eurostat data.
Cyprus Extends A Four-Year Growth Trend
The latest figures show that trips by Cyprus residents climbed from 3,366,862 in 2024 to 3,815,322 in 2025. The trajectory has been consistently upward since 2021, when the total stood at 2,342,043. It then advanced to 2,923,769 in 2022 and 3,239,084 in 2023, underscoring a sustained recovery and expansion in travel demand.
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EU Travel Reaches 1.21 Billion Trips
Across the European Union, residents made 1.21 billion personal and professional trips in 2025, up 1.4%, or 17 million trips, from the previous year. Domestic travel remained the dominant category, accounting for 848 million trips, or 70% of the total. A further 264 million trips, equivalent to 22%, were made to other EU countries.
In practical terms, 92% of trips by EU residents stayed within the bloc, while 8% were made to destinations outside the EU. Fewer than half of those extra-EU journeys were to locations outside Europe, highlighting the regional concentration of travel activity.
Domestic Travel Dominates In Much Of The Bloc
Domestic tourism accounted for the largest share of travel in Romania, where 89% of trips were taken within national borders, followed by Spain at 87%. Greece, France and Portugal each recorded domestic shares of 85%.
At the other end of the spectrum, only 5% of trips by Luxembourg residents were domestic, the lowest proportion in the EU. Belgium followed at 29%, while Malta stood at 32%.
Spending Follows A Different Pattern
Although domestic trips were more numerous, travel abroad generated a larger share of total expenditure. EU residents spent €266.2 billion on domestic trips in 2025, compared with €379.4 billion on trips abroad.
For domestic travel, accommodation was the largest expense category, representing 34% of spending, or €90.3 billion. Transport ranked second at 21%, equal to €56 billion.
Foreign travel followed a similar spending pattern, but at a much higher absolute level. Accommodation accounted for 35% of spending on trips abroad, or €131.3 billion, while transport made up 32%, or €121.5 billion.
Travel Recovery Continues Across Europe
The broader data point to a travel market that has not only recovered from earlier disruption but continued to expand. The total number of trips lasting at least one night rose from 874 million in 2021 to 1.08 billion in 2022, then to 1.14 billion in 2023 and 1.19 billion in 2024, before reaching 1.21 billion in 2025.
Greece also recorded a notable rise over the five-year period. Trips increased from 5.21 million in 2021 to 6.93 million in 2022, dipped marginally to 6.92 million in 2023, then climbed again to 7.23 million in 2024 and 8.17 million in 2025.
Cyprus, however, stands out for the consistency of its momentum. The country recorded year-on-year growth in every year covered by the data, reaching its highest level in 2025.
Eurostat’s figures cover personal and professional trips lasting at least one night, across both domestic and international destinations.
