FILE PHOTO: Passengers arrive at the Gatwick Airport, as travel restrictions are eased following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Gatwick, Britain July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Spain’s Canary and Balearic Islands were not covered by the advice to avoid travel to the mainland, but holidaymakers returning to Britain from the islands will still be subject to quarantine on return. But the total collapse of tourism from Britain would have far more impact. Britain accounted for more than 20% of the foreign visitors to Spain last year, the largest group by nationality. Tourism normally accounts for some 12% of Spain’s economy.
A Spanish Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Spain “respects decisions of the United Kingdom” and was in touch with the authorities there. “We have suffered lot this year and then this happened. We thought that the British were going to come back but this makes things harder for now,” he said.
Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)
oh lord, will it never end?
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