Cyprus second in the EU in share of foreign tourist overnight stays in Q1 2025

08:10 - 04 June 2025

Economy

Cyprus had the second largest share of overnight stays by foreign visitors in the EU during the first quarter of 2025, according to data on tourism accommodation published by Eurostat.

On average, across the EU, foreign visitors accounted for approximately 45.6% of all overnight stays in the first three months of 2025, with large differences among EU countries.

The biggest share of foreign overnight stays at this period was recorded in Malta (91.2%), Cyprus (85.7%) and Luxembourg (80.4%).

By contrast, foreign guests accounted for only one-fifth of overnight stays in Poland (18.6%), Romania and Germany (20.1% and 20.2%, respectively).

In the first quarter of 2025, there was a small increase in nights spent by foreign visitors (+1.1% compared with the first quarter of 2024), while for domestic nights, a slight decline (-1.3%) was recorded.

The largest increases in overnight stays by foreign visitors were recorded in Latvia (+18.5%), Malta (+17.2%) and Finland (+10.6%). At the other end of the range, the biggest drops of foreign visitors were recorded in Ireland (-23.1%), Croatia (-16.7%) and Sweden (-11.5%).

In total across the EU, during the first quarter of 2025, there were 452.4 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across, marking a slight decline of 0.2% compared with the same quarter of 2024. January recorded 139.0 million nights (+3.5% compared with January 2024), February 147.7 million (-0.8%) and March 167.7 million (-2.7%).

According to Eurostat, the slight decreases in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the first quarter of 2024 can be attributed to holidays falling differently in the calendar year, causing a shift from February to March (school holidays around carnival) and - more significantly - from March to April (Easter).

(Source: CNA)

Cyprus second in the EU in share of foreign tourist overnight stays in Q1 2025

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