Cyprus: travel abroad up 3.3% in September

Outbound travel continue to rise in September despite the weak economy.
According to the Passengers’ Survey the number of residents of Cyprus returning from a trip abroad in September rose over the year earlier by 3.3% to 118,702 in September 2012 compared with 114,911 in September 2011.
There was an increase of 15.6% in the number trips of residents to Greece (from 36,109 in September 2011 to 41,731 in September 2012) and a 4.9% increase in the number trips of residents to the United Kingdom (from 28,317 to 29,700 this year).