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President of the Junta de Andalucia, Susana Díaz, opened the Andalucía section of the Fitur international tourism fair by announcing the regions greatest tourism results. As mentioned in a previous article, 2017 saw the region’s best year in terms of tourist numbers. Although no official figure has been released, it seems likely that the total Continue Reading
The Costa del Sol had a “spectacular tourist year” in 2017, according to the President of Costa del Sol Tourism, Elías Bendodo. In a press conference on Thursday morning, Bendodo expressed his delight at figures showing 9.5% growth in tourist revenues for the holiday-hotspot. Bendodo said “the record figures follow the general trend of Spain, Continue Reading
International tourists visiting Spain in November spent a staggering 4,638 million euros while there were here. This represents an increase of 10.3% when compared to tourist spending in the same month in the previous year. The average expenditure per tourist was 1,054 euros, an annual increase of 2.7%. Tourists also spent slightly more on a Continue Reading
During the month of October more than 30 million overnight stays were recorded in hotel establishments across Spain. This represents an increase of 1.1% when compared to the same month of 2016. Overnight stays of travellers’ resident in Spain decreased by 2.2%, while those of non-residents increased 2.6%. The average stay decreased by 0.9% compared Continue Reading
The Costa del Sol had its best summer ever this year with over 7 million visitors and 7,000 million euros of expenditure to beat both previous records. These results summarise the general trend of summer tourism which has been steadily increasing over recent years. Costa del Sol Tourism President Elías Bendodo, said the “professionalism and Continue Reading
Marbella’s new luxury hotel has taken a step closer. The mayor, José Bernal, and Minister for Tourism, Javier Porcuna, attended the signing of the agreement between Platinum Estates and the hotel group Marriott International Inc. for the development of W Hotels Marbella. Platinum Estates already own several successful hotels around the world which are managed Continue Reading
Spain saw a 10.2% increase in tourist numbers in September with 7.9 million international visitors, according to figures from the INE. The UK was the country of origin for the majority sending 2 million tourists to our fine shores. This represents 25.4% of the total and an increase of 12.8% when compared to September 2015. Continue Reading
Tourist spending increased in July this year reaching a total expenditure of 10,257 million euros, 7% more than in the same month last year, according to the latest figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The average expenditure per tourist fell slightly to 1,027 euros, a decline of 2.1%. However, the average daily spend Continue Reading
July was another great month for tourism with 9.6 million international tourists visiting Spain. This was a massive 9.3% more than in the same month in the previous year. Many people predicted that July would be busy in the wake of recent terror scares in other countries such as Turkey, Cyrpus and Egypt. They were Continue Reading
Tourists visiting Spain in June spent a total of 7,871 million euros while they were here. This represents an increase of 12.7% over the same month in 2015, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute. The average spend per tourist stood at 1,038 euros showing an increase of one euro. The average Continue Reading
