A short, cruel summer for Europe’s battered tourism industry
The often controversial rollout of vaccines means resort and hotel owners are left in limbo but permanently at the ready
14 February 2021 - 07:54 Paul Tugwell, Flavia Rotondi and Alberto Brambilla
Mykonos, Greece. Picture: 123RF/DIETER HAWLAN
Athens/Rome/Milan — Across Southern Europe’s tourist hotspots, all they can do is get ready and hope.
Vaccinations for the coronavirus are being rolled out, but it’s going to be months before enough shots are delivered that people can start crowding onto planes, taking cruises, or hanging out in packed bars along the beach. That means businesses are largely in the dark about this year’s European summer season.