Travel Advisory: British Abroad, Staggering About

Britons are taking advantage of cheap flights to Europe as a result of reduced air travel in the aftermath of September 11. They are not, however, visiting historic and picturesque cities like Prague to soak up the culture, but rather to imbibe the cities' cheap alcohol. Quickly becoming known around Europe as unruly and quarrelsome, British tourists are also known for spending a lot of money wherever they visit. Swigging amounts that would make Bacchus blush, all that alcohol adds up to significant bar tab at the end of the night. But how long can the locals tolerate the big spenders if that spending inevitably turns the tourists into aggressive, rowdy drunks? - YaleGlobal

Travel Advisory: British Abroad, Staggering About

Sarah Lyall
Thursday, September 4, 2003

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