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Tourism Industry Gains Ground in Spain |
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Monday, August 7, 2017
Madrid.- The tourism industry is gaining ground in Spain, with 36.3 million foreign tourists in the first six months of 2017, accounting for an annual increase of 11.6 percent.
According to experts, that trend shows the possibility of leaving behind the 75.3-million-tourist record achieved in 2016.
Among Spain's major tourist-sending markets are the United Kingdom, which tops the list with 8.5 million vacationers, followed by Germany (5.4 million) and France (4.7 million).
By communities, Catalonia topped the list of Spanish destinations in the first six months of the year with 8.6 million vacationers, followed by the Canary Islands (6.9 million), the Balearic Islands (5.4 million) and Andalusia (5.2 million).
Of the total number of tourists, 84.8 percent visited Spain for leisure, recreation and vacations, while 2.4 million travelers were on business trips.
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