Tourists ditch UK for Europe’s tax-free shops

Thousands of foreign tourists who previously travelled to the UK for tax-free shopping have switched to Milan and Paris following the loss of the scheme.
While research showed 162,000 tourists from non-EU countries sought tax refunds in the UK in 2019, 20% of those visitors are now claiming them in EU countries that still run the scheme.
Figures from Global Blue, first reported by Bloomberg, found 34,000 travellers had ramped up their spending to more than £3,270 last year, compared to ove