Headlines in recent weeks have highlighted the negative impact that recent acrimony between the United States and Europe has had on transport and tourism, with the number of visitors making the transatlantic trip reportedly down – in both directions. 

Yet political friction in the US-Europe relationship is nothing new, and in this episode of HistoryExtra’s series History Behind the Headlines: Briefing, Sam Edwards from Loughborough University charts the longer links between tension and tourism.

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