Will the EU drop harmful restrictions for UK tourists?

Simon Calder answers your questions on Brexit red tape, Malta and the delights of Amsterdam

Window of opportunity: British visitors to the Costa Brava and elsewhere in the EU have less time to enjoy their post-Brexit view (Getty/iStock)

Q You described the UK decision to ban European Union citizens from visiting with only their ID cards as “pure self-harm”. Do you think EU countries like Spain will see the pure self-harm in the “90-days-in-any-180-days” limit on British tourists and also roll back?

Harry G

A Just to put everyone in the picture: my article was about the immense benefits of inbound tourism. Visitors from abroad provide the closest a nation can get to free money and improved amenities. So I described the UK’s post-Brexit decision to exclude all 200 million-plus European Union citizens who have identity cards but not passports as pure self-harm.