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Angry with U.K., Spain Faces Further Loss of German Tourism
- Pedro Sanchez calls U.K. country-wide travel ban ‘unbalanced’
- British, German visitors are lifeline of its tourist industry
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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who responded angrily to the U.K. ratcheting up its travel ban to Spain to include popular holiday islands, now faces the prospect of losing German tourists in the busiest summer month as well.
In an interview with local broadcaster Telecinco, the Spanish leader called the U.K. decision “unbalanced” and said there were more case of the virus in Britain than in the Balearic and Canary Islands. On Tuesday, the U.K. defended its decision not to distinguish between the different regions of Spain.