Gibraltar’s tourism and business minister hopes that it will be a historic new treaty that would allow the citizens to explore the country with additional zest. The gesture is also believed to bring additional benefits to not only Gibraltar but Spain as well.
However, he further said that there will be no concessions on sovereignty, control and jurisdiction. The government will impose taxes on all the hotels and every other place.
He also added that there is a huge requirement for people to go and work there. 16,000 Spaniards have to cross the border to work in Gibraltar’s hospitals, hotels, restaurants and other businesses every day. With this plan, they would not have to bother about passports.
Authority officials state that the Gibraltarians spend a lot of money in the Spanish area. Spanish people are economically dependent on Gibraltar for a number of sectors and so are the Spanish people. Thus, it is highly necessary that travelling between the two countries is absolutely necessary.
Gibraltar’s status as a holiday destination had been boosted by the pandemic. Gibraltar has been added to the green country as the country has fully vaccinated their population.
However, there is a necessity to boost the hospitality sector in Gibraltar. The country has more capacity than it is currently enjoying. The hotel provision needs to be boosted in the country. Being added to the borderless Schengen area would help the country to get access to maximum tourists.
Tags: economic development, EU, Gibraltar’s tourism, Schengen area, Spanish tourism
