MADRID, Aug 22 : Spain reported Friday record foreign visitor numbers in July, raising the prospect of a significant economic boost from the important summer tourism season. Foreign tourist numbers rose to an unprecedented 8.3 million in July, up 5.9 per cent from a year earlier, the tourism ministry said in a statement. "If the trend continues I think we will have a good August, too," Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria told Cope radio. Tourism is crucial to the slowly recovering yet jobs-scarce Spanish economy, accounting for about 11 per cent of all economic activity. — AFP
Spain reports record tourist numbers in July
FE Team | Published: August 23, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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