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Coronavirus will hit tourism-driven economies’ growth

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INT

Outbound Chinese tourists totalled 150 million in 2018, up from 10 million in 2000, and they spent 277 billion dollars

GDP fall correlates with fewer tourists in EU’s south

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EU

The EU’s deepest recessions in the second quarter of 2020 tended to occur in countries with large tourism sectors

Mexico tourism success disregards rising violence

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MEXICO

Rising insecurity in tourist hubs is yet to put off visitors to Mexico, which keeps climbing in global tourism rankings

Maldives tourism may help gauge India-China rivalry

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MALDIVES

Amid calls in India to boycott travel to the Maldives, relations between the Maldives and China are growing stronger

South-east Asian tourism will need more investment

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Increasing visitor numbers will challenge the region’s countries to boost spending on the tourism sector

High food and metals prices will outlast the conflict

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INT

Russia accounts for 1.7% of world GDP but a sizeable share of supplies of fertiliser, fuels and some foods and metals

Middle East tourism depends on socio-political factors

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MIDDLE EAST

Tourism, a key driver of Middle Eastern economies, is recovering slowly from the COVID-19-induced lows of April 2020

Russians return to Turkish beaches, Germans stay away

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TURKEY

Turkey’s often spiky relations with other countries can affect its income from foreign tourism

Cubans face increased hardship in 2024

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CUBA

Measures intended to address Cuba’s economic crisis look likely to worsen hardship for citizens this year

Mass tourism will spark European opposition

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EUROPE

Despite economic benefits, locals are increasingly sceptical of large-scale tourism