Spain between January and August received a record 45.4 million foreign tourists, representing a growth of 7.3% over the same period of 2013, according to the survey of Inbound Tourism (Frontur) released yesterday by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. Just arrived in the country in August 9.1 million visitors, 8.8% more than in the eighth month of last year, which also reached a record high.
The largest influx of tourists recorded in the total for the first eight months stemmed largely from the UK, Germany and especially France. Thus, the arrival of French tourists increased 10.4%, to 7.6 million; while the British grew 5.6% (10.5 million), and German, 7.5% (7.1 million).
The biggest rallies were for Belgian (1 , 5 million) and Italy (2.6 million), with increases of 17.9 and 13.7%, respectively. In contrast, tourist arrivals from Russia fell 5% to 1.06 million, and from the United States fell 0.5% (0.88 million).
For communities, Catalonia He garnered 25.8% of visits (one in four), with a total of 11.7 million tourists and a growth of 6.1%.
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