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Spain witnesses nine million foreigners in July
The 9.1 million visitors in July spent close to EUR 12 billion (USD 12 billion), more than twice as much as in 2021. Tourism earnings are a significant component of Spain’s gross domestic product.Before Covid-19 put a halt to international travel in 2020, Spain received a record number of foreign tourists in 2019, with 9.9 million visiting in July of that year.
Asian visitors were the only group who have not returned to the country in the same numbers, secretary of State for Tourism, Fernando Valdes told national broadcaster TVE. “(Asian tourists) are probably the ones we are missing to reach 100 per cent of the 2019 figures,” he said.
He stated that the absence of Russian tourists since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was compensated for by more travellers from other countries. Spain’s government expects tourist arrivals to reach 90 per cent of prepandemic volumes during this year’s summer season, as northern Europeans shrug off concerns over inflation and book even more trips than in 2019.
Source : Travel World
