France Reintroduces Border Controls Amid Italian Floods

France has reintroduced Schengen border controls due to security threats, potentially causing travel delays for the 100 million annual visitors, with the new measures set to last until April 2025. Severe weather in northern Italy has prompted landslides and floods, disrupting travel and leading the UK government to advise against travel to affected areas like Liguria and Tuscany. In Greece, mass tourism is straining workers, prompting protests for better wages and working conditions, as the country faces an influx of over 36 million tourists this year. Meanwhile, Spain is expected to surpass France in tourism by 2040, with a forecast of 115 million annual foreign tourists, which may impact France's tourist industry significantly. Greece's attempts to manage overtourism have backfired, with a slight decline in tourism revenues despite increased arrivals, contributing to a widening current account deficit.