|  The number of tourists visiting Spain grew by one million (+1.7%) last year from 58.2 to 59.2 million, the Spanish Tourism ministry revealed today.
Based on statistics compiled as part of the Frontier Tourist Movement Survey (FRONTUR), the ministry calculates that total tourist spending rose 4.2% (January-November) with each spending, on average, €865 euros (+1.14%), at a rate of €94 a day (+4.6%).
Tourists from the UK (16.3 million) and Germany (10 million) continue to be the most numerous, albeit with below average respective growth rates (+0.5% and -0.7%).
With respect to destination, Cataluña (15.2 million, +1.6%), the Balearic Islands (10.2 million, +0.7%) and the Canary Islands (9.4 million, -1.6%), continue to be the most popular. |
