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home     Other News     Sluggish visa process in Europe causes 500 million euro losses per year
Sluggish visa process in Europe causes 500 million euro losses per year
from 18.10.2010 14:13       Author - Tourist Media
The European procedures for visa issuing make 450 000 give up on their European trip, European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) reports about visa applications shows, as quoted by traveldailynews.com.

The EU loses 500 million euro per year because of the sluggish visa issuing procedures.

UK is the leader in the list of countries having sluggish visa procedures which make tourists give up on their trip. Over 58 000 tourists on an annual basis refuse to travel to the UK because of the procedure.

Over 314 000 tourists have taken a decision to not even give the visa application process a try,  ETOA estimates.

China is seen as the most important market for Europe.  Over 26 percent of  the Chinese travelers have canceled their trips to Europe.

Germany is ranked as the country with best consular services, because of accuracy, speed and good attitude.

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