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Interestingly, London is expected to be less a ected by attacks in the city and will continue to show healthy growth of more than 3% in 2017. It seems the size and nature of any attack, as well as the size of the city and local response, has a clear impact on travellers’ decision-making.
The 2017 decline in Krakow was preceded by strong growth in 2016, as the city hosted the World Youth Day.
Madrid is expected to outperform Barcelona in 2017, as it did in 2016, but the latter city remains the top destination in Spain. Both cities are increasingly struggling with overcrowding.
Five Weakest Performing European Cities in 2017*
ANGELS AND EU-NICORNS
Brussels (80) Paris (7) Nice (93) Krakow (75) Istanbul (15)
-7% -6%
-5% -4%
-3% -2% -1% 0% 1%
Source: Euromonitor International Note: *2017 data are forecast.
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