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Cyprus residents who participated in travel in Cyprus and abroad
Residents who participated in travel within Cyprus for personal reasons decreased by 34.8% in 2022, reaching 161,489, compared to 247,804 in 2021.
The number of residents who participated in trips abroad in 2022 for personal reasons amounted to 158,294, an increase of 110.5%, compared to 75,204 residents who travelled in 2021.
The chart below shows the variation in the number of residents who travelled within and outside Cyprus from 2016 onwards. In the years 2020 and 2021, mainly due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), there was a significant decrease in the number of residents travelling abroad and at the same time a significant increase in the number of residents travelling within Cyprus.
Resident travel
The number of trips within Cyprus decreased by 9.7%, from 1,870,923 trips recorded in 2021 to 1,689,154 in 2022. The share of trips for personal reasons (i.e. for rest and recreation, visiting relatives or friends, health reasons, pilgrimage, etc.) accounted for 98.5% of trips within Cyprus and 1.5% for business reasons. Rented accommodation, such as hotels and similar accommodation, camps, guesthouses etc., constituted the main type of accommodation for 48.6% of trips in Cyprus and non-rented accommodation (i.e. privately owned accommodation, accommodation with relatives/friends etc.) constituted the main type of accommodation for 51.4%.
The number of trips abroad in 2022 amounted to 1,234,615 compared to 471,119 in 2021, an increase of 162.1%.
The number of trips abroad in 2022 amounted to 1,234,615 compared to 471,119 in 2021, an increase of 162.1%. 86.4% of the trips were conducted for personal reasons and 13.6% for business purposes. Of the total number of trips abroad, 68.0% had rented accommodation as the main type of accommodation, while 32.0% had non-rented accommodation as the main type of accommodation.
Travel Expenditure
Expenditure on travel within Cyprus amounted to €266.5 million in 2022, an increase of 2.0% compared to 2021. Spending on food and beverages in restaurants and cafes accounted for the largest share of spending on travel within Cyprus (39.1%), while accommodation spending accounted for 32.9%. Expenditure on transport accounted for 11.9% of total expenditure and other expenditure for 16.1%.
Regarding travel abroad, expenditure amounted to €1,394.5 million, an increase of 185.2% compared to 2021. Expenditure on transport accounted for the largest share of expenditure, at 34.3%, with smaller shares for accommodation (24.3%), food and drinks in restaurants and cafes (22.2%) and other expenses (19.2%).
METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Definitions
Residents: Persons who have resided in Cyprus for at least 12 months, or who came to Cyprus with the intention of residing for at least 12 months
Travel: The term refers to the number of trips carried out by Cyprus residents and not to the number of persons. This differs in the sense that a person may have made more than one trip in the given reference period.
Expenditure: Expenditure on a particular trip refers to individual expenditure and may include expenditure on transport, accommodation, expenditure on restaurants or cafes, purchases from supermarkets and kiosks, souvenirs, tickets to theatres, museums, sports activities etc.
Data Source and Coverage
Data are derived from the annual Cyprus Residents' Travel Survey, which covers all Cyprus residents aged 15 years and over. The sample is selected by stratified random sampling, using the five provinces and urban/rural areas as strata. A random sample of households is selected in each stratum.
Data is collected by telephone interviews using an electronic questionnaire.
The Survey is conducted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics in the field of tourism.
For more information, interested parties can visit the Statistical Office's Portal, under Tourism, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Methodological Information or contact Mrs. Stavri Christou at tel. schristou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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