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Tourism in tiny Gambia takes a hit from economy

The global financial crisis is preventing many European tourists from visiting the exotic West African tourist destination

AFP , BANJUL

Government-trained tour guides, who work as freelancers at the country’s big resorts like Serrekunda, are already struggling with fewer — and penny-pinching — tourists.

“You can really feel it in the way they spend,” said Sheriff Mballow, the secretary-general of the tourist guide association. “They spend less and are less likely to do business than before.”

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