MADRID — Spain acquired a file 85.1 million worldwide vacationers final yr, 19% greater than the yr earlier than, the Nationwide Statistics Institute reported Friday.
The variety of overseas guests in 2023 surpassed the 83.5 million who went to Spain in 2019, the yr earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic dominated out most leisure journey.
The U.Ok., France and Germany despatched the best variety of vacationers to Spain final yr.
The Nationwide Statistics Institute stated Spain’s earnings from overseas vacationers reached 108.7 billion euros ($117 billion) in 2023, a rise of 25% from the earlier yr. Tourism accounts for 12% of the nation’s gross home product.
The northeastern area of Catalonia, together with Barcelona, adopted by the Balearic Islands within the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands off North Africa had been the highest locations.
France, Spain and america have been the world’s three high vacationer locations for a few years.