Spain welcomes a record number of tourists in 2014
Spains tourist industry continues to thrive as record numbers of tourists visited Spain during August 2014. Records surpassed the 9 million mark which is a 9% increase on the same period last year.
Spain continues to be the most popular European destination for overseas tourism closely followed by France. Spain welcomes the most tourists from Britain which accounts for over 2 million of overseas visitors. French and German tourists also flocked to Spain making up the 2nd and 3rd largest groups respectively.
Its is expected that 2014 will be a record year for Spanish tourism with the final count likely to exceed 65 million tourists which will be a massive 5 million increase in 2013’s 60.6million visitors.
The recent expansion of Malaga and Gibraltar airports has meant a surge of visitors to the Costa del Sol in recent years due to the increase in flights and superb access to more areas throughout Andalucia. Puerto de la Duquesa has certainly reaped the benefits of its increase in family tourism to the area year on year.
Globally Spain remains the worlds third most visited country due to its superb climate, cities, beaches and family friendly tourist destinations. To book your next holiday in Puerto de la Duquesa visit www.barringtonholidays.com or to enjoy numerous holidays as well as generate a rental income from your Spanish property take a look at the fantastic properties available at www.barringtonhomes.eu