In 2025, 576,394 residents of Cyprus took at least one trip involving an overnight stay within and/or outside Cyprus for personal reasons, representing a 6.0% increase compared to 2024, when a total of 543,526 people traveled.
According to the Statistical Service, the number of residents who traveled only within Cyprus in 2025 decreased by 4.1%, reaching 157,764, compared to 164,590 in 2024.
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The number of residents who traveled only abroad totaled 203,102, representing an increase of 19.8% compared to the 169,525 residents who traveled in 2024.
At the same time, 215,528 people traveled both within and outside Cyprus in 2025, marking a 2.9% increase compared to 2024.
Travel by Cyprus Residents
According to the Statistical Service, the number of trips within Cyprus increased by 14.7%, from 1,619,371 trips recorded in 2024 to 1,858,029 in 2025. Trips for personal reasons (i.e., for rest and recreation, visiting relatives or friends, health reasons, pilgrimages, etc.) accounted for 96.1% of domestic travel in Cyprus.
Rented accommodations, such as hotels and similar establishments, campgrounds, hostels, etc., were the main type of accommodation for 57.5% of trips to Cyprus, while non-rental accommodations (i.e., privately owned homes, staying with relatives/friends, etc.) accounted for the main type of accommodation for 42.5%.
As reported, the number of trips abroad in 2025 reached 1,957,292, compared to 1,747,492 in 2024, marking a 12.0% increase. 83.3% of trips were taken for personal reasons and 16.7% for business reasons.
Of the total number of trips abroad, 75.9% involved rental accommodations as the primary type of lodging, while 24.1% involved non-rental accommodations as the primary type of lodging.
Travel Expenditures
The Statistical Service reports that spending on domestic travel in Cyprus totaled €385.9 million in 2025, marking a 28.6% increase compared to 2024. Accommodation expenses and expenses for food and beverages at restaurants and cafes were the main categories of travel expenses within Cyprus, accounting for 36.8% and 36.5%, respectively.
Transportation expenses accounted for 8.6% of total expenditures, and other expenses for 18.1%. As for travel abroad, expenditures totaled €2,531.1 million in 2025, marking a 22.2% increase compared to 2024.
Transportation expenses accounted for the largest share of spending, at 35.2%, while smaller shares corresponded to lodging expenses (23.3%), food and beverage expenses at restaurants and cafes (23.1%), and other expenses (18.4%), the report concludes.
