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No fewer than 1.2 million British tourists travelled to Spain in April alone this year
The weather in Spain is heating up and so is the tourist industry, performing quite an incredible recovery following the coronavirus pandemic. Just shy of 15.8 million international travellers arrived in Spain in the first four months of the year, a staggering 755.8% more than in the same period of 2021.
And tourists are bringing bulging wallets with them as during this period, spending was nine times higher than last year, reaching 18,753 million euros.
In April alone Spain welcomed 6.1 million foreign visitors, almost ten times more than a year earlier and just a hair’s breadth away from the 7.14 million seen in pre-pandemic 2019. With these April figures, Spain has experienced eleven consecutive months of year-on-year increases in both the number of arrivals and tourist spending.
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The Brits are back in force, accounting for 1.2 million of all the tourists to Spain in April, an increase of an incredible 5,122.8% compared to the same period last year and spending an average of 1,295 euros.
UK visitors are followed by Germany, which contributed 989,807 tourists, six times more than in April 2021, while France accounted for 826,193 holidaymakers, seven times more. The British were also the biggest spenders, splashing out 18.8% of the total during April.
Catalonia was the destination of choice for tourists this April, with 19% of the total. It was followed by the Canary Islands (18.2%) and the Balearic Islands (17.5%).
The entire country felt the boost however, and visitors to Valencia and Andalucía were up by 996.6% and 993.4% respectively.
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