First there was Brexit. Then, the huge debt that the United Kingdom contracts with the European Union. Subsequently, inflation at 12%. Later, the Paris Stock Exchange ousted the City of London market. Now it’s the turn of one of the largest investment firms in the world, Goldman Sachs, which is transferring its executives from London to Milan.
The British economy is bleeding to death with tax hikes, welfare cuts, interest rate hikes and a titanic fight against inflation. If anything, tourism is one of the few sectors trying to get its chest out. Of course, playing with the prices down.
Tour operators are standing by trying to persuade sellers to keep destinations like the Canary Islands below the general increase in the industry.
It is the only formula the authorities have found to ease the stress of its citizens before protests flourish and force the Conservative Party to hold elections after an unprecedented political crisis.