Spain in July received a record 8.3 million foreign tourists, up 5.9% or half a million, an increase that was not reflected, however, in the amount of overnight stays in hotels, which fell 1.8% due to a reduction in the average stay.
The number of arrivals in July had the best record ever for that month, as it is the result accumulated from January to with 36.3 million tourists, exceeds 7% a record 34 million in the same period of 2013 figure, according to the survey of Inbound Tourism (Frontur), released yesterday by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
July marks the second best month ever tour in Spain, second only to August 2013, advanced the Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, José Manuel Soria.
also The latest data suggest that this year will set a new record for international tourism, which in 2013 first exceeded the barrier of 60 million visitors, as Soria said in a recent interview with Efe.
With the rise of 2.9% of the room nights of Spanish travelers, total overnight stays remained almost stable (down 0.2% to 37.5 million), while the result of the first seven months of the year remains positive with 2.8% more.
United Kingdom was the first market in July issuer with 1.9 million tourists, up 4.6%, while France was second with 1.4 million and the main contributor to growth with a positive differential of more than 155,000 tourists (12.4%).
However, Germany, which was the third issuer with nearly 1.2 million tourists, down by 1.1%.
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