Chinese Tourists' Absence Dims Europe's Post-COVID Summer Hopes.

European tourism industry is facing disappointment as Chinese tourists, who typically spend between 1,500 and 3,000 euros per person, are staying closer to home due to visa restrictions, long passport wait lines, and limited airline tickets to Europe. Chinese outbound flight bookings to Europe during March and August are only 32% that of pre-pandemic levels. The industry is now looking to American tourists, who are coming to Europe in droves, to make up the shortfall.