14th
July
2010
Fewer Brits travelled abroad in 2009
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Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of UK residents travelling abroad last year dropped by a massive 15 per cent. The ONS reported that 58.6 million trips abroad were made through 2009, a drop of 10.4 million on the year before. As well as those travelling out of the country, there were fewer visitors coming into the country. The rate was slightly less steep, but still down by 6.3 per cent on 2008.
The report, entitled Travel Trends, claims that visits abroad have been dropping over the last few years, but nowhere near as steeply [...]
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