Cypriots on the move

Going in the other direction, there was a slight increase in the number of Cyprus residents taking a foreign holiday last month with Greece the most popular destination.

Cypriot residents going abroad increased by 1.7% in May compared to the same month last year.

Based on the Passenger Survey, 103,796 residents Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in May compared 102,068 in the same month of 2017.

There was an increase of 9.5% in trips of residents to Greece (37,851 from 34,559 in May 2017) and a decrease of 18.8% in the trips to the UK (17,272 down from 21,268 last year). And Russia, up 173%, was the third most popular destination with 4,689 taking a trip there last month. of to