The UK's departure from the EU has substantially affected the tourism sector, particularly with new regulations requiring online authorization for travelers without a visa starting in April 2025. This shift has caused confusion and uncertainty among potential visitors, contributing to a decline in UK tourism, especially compared to rising numbers in other European countries. Despite recent increases in visitor numbers to the UK, figures still fall short of pre-Brexit levels in 2019, making it challenging to precisely attribute changes in tourism trends to Brexit versus the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Frustrated by the UK's exit from the EU, John Francis no longer wanted his British passport after Brexit officially took place on February 1, 2020.
At times, there was a lot of uncertainty among my customers... They had many questions, such as: 'What will be required to enter the country in future? Is there a visa requirement?
Statistics also show that while Italy, Spain and France were already seeing record numbers of tourist arrivals post-pandemic in 2023, the UK was still trailing behind.
It is not possible to say exactly what impact Brexit has had in terms of numbers... The developments of recent years are too complex for that.
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