The tourism boom in Portugal and Spain is driving economic growth, with Spain emerging as Europe's fastest-growing big economy. A significant portion of recent growth and new jobs in Spain are linked to tourism. Across southern Europe, US visitors are fueling a tourism boom, revitalizing economies that were previously stagnant.
‘We are, in effect, Manhattan surrounded by Portugal, only without the weather or pasteis de nata.’ @TomMcTague on our unequal union: 👇 https://t.co/aqnmo2hP9Y
‘Here is a place on the edge of Europe where the British state was once present, building things and employing people.’ The abandonment of Scotland is a fable of modern Britain, writes @TomMcTague:👇 https://t.co/aqnmo2hP9Y
A piece on Ireland, Britain, identity and the Union👇 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🏴 https://t.co/voPE2vGtxQ
Across southern Europe, an unprecedented tourism boom driven largely by US visitors is turbocharging growth in places that had become bywords for economic stagnation. "Great times. The best times for the last 45 years." @TomFairless https://t.co/Br8qA7yJob
On the Outer Hebrides, even the English want independence. Read @TomMcTague on how Britain abandoned Scotland: 👇 https://t.co/aqnmo2hP9Y
"Germany’s economy is flatlining, Spain is Europe’s fastest-growing big economy. Nearly 3/4 of the country’s recent growth & 1 in 4 new jobs are linked to tourism. In Greece as many as 44% of all jobs are connected to tourism." https://t.co/vxK6qAP9dz
Smart piece on what's driving the tourism boom in Portugal and Spain and the risks it poses to their economies. https://t.co/lkAvXZYbkb via @WSJ's @TomFairless