- No Asian tourists -In Spain, the world’s number two tourist destination behind France, spending by foreign tourists plunged by 62 percent in the first five months of the year compared with the same period in 2019. In Ronda, the mountaintop city perched above a gorge known for its stone bridge, Maria Lara Galindo has worked as a guide for Asian tourists for the past decade. “For those serving Spanish tourists there is now some activity, but Asian tourists -- nothing,” she said. Galindo is one of half a million independent workers in Spain’s tourism industry, whose federation fears that up to 100,000 people could lose their jobs. - Quiet Seville -In Seville, foreign tourists are nearly non-existent and even Spanish tourists few and far between.

Source: Hindustan Times July 12, 2020 10:41 UTC