The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the return to normal, unhappy about the passage of giant liners through the historic lagoon city.
In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali's, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area's reputation as unsafe and rundown.
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BERLIN (Reuters) -A listed shell company promoted by venture capitalist Klaus Hommels plans to acquire travel portal HomeToGo in a deal that, if completed, would be the first of its kind to bring a company to the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Hommels, founder of venture fund Lakestar, floated a branded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, in February with the goal of enabling a tech startup to stay in Europe rather than take the well-travelled route of listing in the United States.
Lakestar SPAC I raised 275 million euros ($333 million), saying it would seek to merge with a company worth between 750 million and 4 billion euros.
Portugal's finance ministry is testing out a new way to boost revenue for the country's struggling tourism sector - letting local customers use the VAT included in their bills as credit to spend in other tourist venues, such as restaurants and theatres.
Greece's economy expanded in January-to-March 2020 at a faster pace compared to last year's fourth quarter, helped by investments, the country's statistics service (ELSTAT) said on Friday.