Residents participating only in domestic trips increased by 5,2 percent in 2024, reaching 164.590 compared to 156.510 in 2023. The number of residents participating only in outbound trips amounted to 169.525, showing a decrease of 6,6 percent compared to 181.428 residents who travelled abroad in 2023. Additionally, 209.411 persons participated in both domestic and outbound trips in 2024, recording an increase of 30,8 percent compared to 2023.

Trips of Residents

The number of domestic trips increased by 3,5 percent, from 1.564.359 trips recorded in 2023 to 1.619.371 in 2024. A percentage of 98,5 percent of domestic trips were taken for personal purposes (i.e. leisure, recreation and holidays, visiting relatives and friends, health reasons, pilgrimage, etc.) and 1,5 percent for professional purposes. Rented accommodation such as hotels and similar establishments, campsites, hostels, etc., constituted the main type of stay for 51,2 percent of the trips, while non-rented accommodation (i.e. own home, staying with relatives or friends, etc.) accounted for 48,8 percent.

The number of trips abroad in 2024 reached 1.747.492 compared to 1.674.725 in 2023, recording an increase of 4,3 percent. A percentage of 86,4 percent of these trips were conducted for personal purposes while 13,6 percent for professional purposes. A percentage of 72,7 percent of outbound trips had rented accommodation as their main type of stay, while 27,3 percent had non-rented accommodation as their main type of stay.

Expenditure for Trips

Expenditure for domestic trips reached EUR300,1 million in 2024, recording an increase of 2,5 percent compared to 2023. Expenditure on accommodation comprised the largest share of total expenditure for domestic trips (37,4 percent), while food and drinks in cafes and restaurants spending accounted for 35,8 percent. Transportation costs accounted for 9,2 percent of total expenditure and expenditure on other goods or services for 17,6 percent.

Expenditure for outbound trips amounted to EUR2.070,9 million in 2024, recording an increase of 6,7 percent compared to 2023. Expenditure on transport comprised the largest share of total expenditure, with a percentage of 34,8 percent, while smaller percentages corresponded to expenditure on food and drinks in cafes and restaurants (24,2 percent), on accommodation (23,6 percent), and other goods or services (17,4 percent).