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Reuters UK
Reuters UK
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – After three years of pandemic travel restrictions and rocketing energy costs, tourism is back with a vengeance to boost the economies of southern Europe as sun-seekers make up for lost time. Early bookings suggest Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal could receive record tourism revenues this year, helping replenish state coffers depleted by rising debt interest payments and the cost of living crisis. What’s more, there appears to be growing demand for the luxury end of the spectrum. “Today in Italy, we have this boom in terms of tourism that is unbelievable,” …
