Residents of Cyprus Participating in Domestic and Outbound Trips in 2023 Results Announced

25 November 2024
Tourism

Residents of Cyprus Participating in Domestic and Outbound Trips in 2023 Results Announced

During 2023, 484.365 residents of Cyprus participated in at least one domestic or/and outbound trip that included a minimum of one overnight stay for personal purposes, recording an increase of 8,4 percent compared to 2022, during which a total of 446.633 persons have travelled domestically or abroad.

Residents participating only in domestic trips decreased by 6,6 percent in 2023, reaching 150.751 compared to 161.489 in 2022. The number of residents participating only in outbound trips amounted to 175.825, showing an increase of 11,1 percent compared to 158.294 residents who travelled abroad in 2022. Additionally, 157.789 persons participated in both domestic and outbound trips in 2023, recording an increase of 24,4 percent compared to 2022.

Trips of Residents

The number of domestic trips decreased by 7,4 percent, from 1.689.154 trips recorded in 2022 to 1.564.359 in 2023. A percentage of 98,1 percent of domestic trips were taken for personal purposes (i.e. leisure, recreation and holidays, visiting relatives and friends, health reasons, pilgrimage, etc.) and 1,9 percent for professional purposes.

Rented accommodation such as hotels and similar establishments, campsites, hostels, etc., constituted the main type of stay for 54,2 percent of the trips, while non-rented accommodation (i.e. own home, staying with relatives or friends, etc.) accounted for 45,8 percent. The number of trips abroad in 2023 reached 1.674.725 compared to 1.234.615 in 2022, recording an increase of 35,6 percent. A percentage of 85,7 percent of these trips were conducted for personal purposes while 14,3 percent for professional purposes. A percentage of 70,0 percent of outbound trips had rented accommodation as their main type of stay, while 30,0 percent had non-rented accommodation as their main type of stay.

Expenditure for Trips

Expenditure for domestic trips reached EUR 292,9 million in 2023, recording an increase of 9,9 percent compared to 2022. Expenditure on food and drinks in cafes and restaurants comprised the largest share of total expenditure for domestic trips (40,1 percent), while accommodation spending accounted for 35,4 percent.

Transportation costs accounted for 10,1 percent of total expenditure and expenditure on other goods or services for 14,4 percent. Expenditure for outbound trips amounted to EUR1.940,2 million in 2023, recording an increase of 39,1 percent compared to 2022.

Expenditure on transport comprised the largest share of total expenditure, with a percentage of 35,7 percent, while smaller percentages corresponded to expenditure on accommodation (24,0 percent), food and drinks in cafes and restaurants (23,1 percent) and other goods or services (17,2 percent).