US EditionSpain hosts record number of summer tourists
- On Thursday, the National Statistics Institute said Spain welcomed a record 22.3 million foreign tourists during July and August, confirming a summer peak.
- This year, tourism underpins Spain's economy, with last year's growth revised to 3.5% and almost 66.8 million tourists between January and August, the INE noted.
- The National Statistics Institute reported 11.3 million international tourists arrived in August, led by British, French and German holidaymakers, a 2.9% rise after July's 11 million arrivals.
- Protests have emerged in Barcelona, Málaga and the Balearic and Canary Islands as residents say mass tourism reshapes neighbourhoods and pushes up rents through short-term holiday lets.
- The two-month total smashed the previous high of 21.8 million in 2024, a year that saw a record 94 million foreign visitors, leaving the tourism sector headed for another year of unprecedented numbers.
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Tourism, an activity that contributes 12.3% to the national GDP, continues to show an enviable state of health. Between January and August, the arrival of foreign tourists again marked record figures, when the 66.8 million visitors rose. This figure represents an increase of almost 4% over the same period of the previous year, well below the 11.2% that grew just one year ago. The industry itself has been warning that, very probably, the sector i…
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