Holidaymakers from abroad spend more in Spain this year
FOREIGN tourists in Spain spent an average of 90 euros a day last month, claims the ministry of industry and commerce.
They say visitors to Spain from abroad in July shelled out around 6.334 million euros in total; that´s 911 euros per holidaymaker which represents a 3.7% rise on June’s figures.
In fact, July was the third consecutive month that tourist spending increased.
So far this year, tourists have spent 1.4% more than they did in 2009 with a national average of 906 euros eac, or 96 euros a day.
Holidaymakers were looser with their cash in Catalunya and the Canary Islands followed by the Balearics and Andalucía.
Those who parted with the most money were from the UK, spending 5,637 million euros; that´s a rise of 8.8% on last year, they were followed by the Germans, the French and the Scandinavians.
Hotels and package holidays are on the rise but there was a decline in DIY travel such as rented self-catering apartments.
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