New Covid-19 Variants Affect Europe’s Summer Tourism Industry
International tourist arrivals to Europe last year plunged by nearly 70%, and for the first five months of this year, they're down 85%, according to UN World Tourism Organisation figures.
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25 July 2021, Last Updated at 1:38 pm
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2021-07-25T13:05:15+05:30
New Covid-19 Variants Affect Europe’s Summer Tourism Industry
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2021-07-25T13:38:46+05:30
Chaos and confusion over travel rules and measures to contain new virus outbreaks are contributing to another cruel summer for Europe's battered tourism industry.
Popular destination countries are grappling with surging COVID-19 variants, but the patchwork and last-minute nature of the efforts as the peak season gets underway threatens to derail another summer.