Brexit and Travel: The Risks of a Tourism Downturn in Asia

Larissa Lam | August 16, 2016

By Larissa Lam and Daniel J Voellm How will Brexit affect UK Tourism? For several years, the term Brexit has become a household name in not only countries in Europe but also countries around the world, being the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In 2012, UK Prime Minister David Cameron rejected calls for a referendum on membership in the European Union. However, he did not rule out a referendum happening in the near future. Fast forward to 24 June 2016, the people in the UK gathered and voted after a heavily publicised and contested pre-referendum period by both the 'Leave' and 'Stay' camps. In the end, 48.1% of ...