Despite a data gap that impacted web analytics early in the year, EuroVelo’s digital presence remained strong in 2024: welcoming over one million website visitors, growing its social media community past 100,000 followers, and reaching more than 11,000 newsletter subscribers.
Cycling on the EuroVelo network remained largely stable in 2024 compared to 2023, with a slight overall increase of +0.5%. Weekend cycling traffic grew, while seasonal peaks flattened with increased winter and autumn cycling. A new level of analysis shows that urban areas dominate cycling volumes o…
In 2025, again, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) represented EuroVelo and cycling tourism at one of the biggest tourism industry fairs in the world, with 100,000 visitors from 190 countries and 5,600 exhibitors. How much was cycling tourism visible in the 2025 edition of ITB Berlin? As usual…
With this article, we are travelling outside of Europe, on the other side of the Atlantic, to hear what the new cycling tourism strategy of Québec, Canada, looks like.
Last year, the European Cyclists’ Federation, in collaboration with the Danube Office, carried out a transnational online survey for cycling tourists with a special focus on the Danube Region. With more than 5,000 responses from Europe and beyond, the survey provides interesting insights into cycli…
The 2025 edition of the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference will take place in Balatonfüred, Hungary, from 24 to 26 September.
ECF and 15 national authorities recently completed a guide promoting sustainable tourism mobility policies at the national level within the international Transport Health and Environment Pan-European Partnership (THE PEP). The document uniquely highlights the crucial role national authorities play …
As 2025 kicks off, the EuroVelo and cycling tourism team at the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) have been reflecting on our sector's top trends. After the adoption of a European Declaration on Cycling in 2024 and as we are reaching the mid-term of the EuroVelo Strategy 2030, this is a year of c…
2024 has been a busy year for the European Certification Standard (ECS), ECF’s methodology to assess the quality of cycle routes. This is good news considering that quality of cycle routes is the top priority of EuroVelo Strategy 2030.