Respondents are now more likely to use their phones abroad like at home compared to
2017, although the majority still use it less or not at all:
– Mobile Internet on mobile phone: an increase of eight percentage points of respondents
who used them as often as in their country (34% vs. 26%), this represents an increase of
three points compared with respondents who travelled after June 15 in 2017 (31%).
– Text messages on mobile phone: an increase of seven percentage points of respondents
who used them as often as in their country (33% vs. 26%), this represents an increase of
three points compared with respondents who travelled after June 15 in 2017 (30%).
– Voice calls on mobile phone: an increase of six percentage points of respondents who used
them as often as in their country (26% vs. 20%), this represents an increase of two points
compared with respondents who travelled after June 15 in 2017 (24%).
Almost half have travelled to another EU country in the last 12 months
Respondents were asked about their travel within the EU in the last 12 months2
. Almost half (46%) have travelled to another EU country during this period: 18% have travelled once, 18% have done so two to three times, 5% have travelled four to five times, and 5% six times or more. A slight majority (53%) have not travelled to another EU country in the last 12 months.
Travelling habits vary considerably across countries. At least three quarters of respondents in
Luxembourg (85%), Austria (78%) and Slovenia (75%) have travelled to another EU country at least
once in the last 12 months, compared to 26% of respondents in Greece, 28% in Portugal and 30%
in Spain.
