More travel

MORE people living in Cyprus have travelled abroad in June this year, according to figures released yesterday by the Statistical Service, recording a 1.2 per cent increase.

On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, 104,273 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in June 2011 compared with 103,014 in the corresponding month last year.

In May 2011 trips abroad by residents in Cyprus fell by 7.8 per cent compared with May 2010.

Furthermore, June 2011 saw a rise of 9.6 per cent in trips of Cyprus residents to the United Kingdom.

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