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MADRID, 22 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Community of Madrid has received in the month of 352,179 foreign tourists in August, representing an increase of 19.1 percent over the same month in 2013, well above the national average which stands at 8.8 percent, as is clear from the data Survey of Inbound Tourism (Frontur), prepared by the Institute of Tourism Studies of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade.
Among the foreign tourists visiting the region of Madrid in August highlights from France ( 51,055), Italy (35,211), Portugal (33,823), USA (26,221), UK (22,436) and Germany (13,352 .)
As for the reasons why tourists visit the region, the principal remains the leisure and vacation, which came by 263,912 tourists, an increase of 23.4 percent from August 2013.
Followers visits for personal, family, health, health and shopping are the second in importance, and 37,312 because of work, business, trade fairs and congresses 32,511.
The total for the first eight months of the year, the Madrid received 3,005,582 tourists, with a growth of 8.8 percent, well above the overall average of Spain stood at 7.3 percent.
TOURISM SECTOR KEY
The Madrid received in 2013 about ten million tourists. To increase the number of visitors, the regional government introduced last year Tourism Plan with thirty measures and boosted its Tourist platform on which are represented all administrations and industry professionals.
In addition, He has worked with the central government in the recovery of flights at the airport Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez. Since we have implemented these measures, has increased the number of tourists, the number of people staying in hotels, the average expenditure per tourist as well as the number of workers belonging to the Social Security the tourism sector.
Tourism is a key sector in the economy. In the Madrid region contributes 6.3 percent of GDP and employs over 300,000 people. It also has a dynamic effect on other areas of the economy such as cultural or commercial
(EuropaPress)
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