Spain receives 13 million tourists in the first quarter of the year

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Among the main emitters, the United Kingdom stands out, with more than 2,8 million tourists and an increase of 11%.

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Spain closed the first quarter of 2017 with the record figure of 12.930.065 international tourists, according to the Frontur survey – Tourist Movements at the Border, which elaborates the National Institute of Statistics and made public by Secretary of State for Tourism, Matilde Asián.

 

This figure represents an increase of 9,3% compared to the first three months of 2016.

 

Among the main emitters, it stands out United Kingdom, with more than 2,8 million tourists and an increase of 11%. They follow him Germany, , with more than 1,7 million tourists and a growth of 2%, and France, with almost 1,7 million tourists and an increase of 8,3%.

 

Canary Islands maintained the first position in the number of arrivals in the first quarter with more than 3,6 million tourists, 6,8% more, followed by Catalonia, with almost 3 million and an increase of 4%, and Andalucía, with 1,8 million, which translates into an increase of 12,2%.

 

 

 

In the first quarter, the Canary Islands maintained the first position in the number of arrivals with more than 3,6 million tourists

 

 

 

As for the month of March 2017, 4,9 million international visitors arrived in our country, 6,1% more than in March 2016.

 

La Secretary of State for Tourism has also announced the forecasts prepared by Turespaña for the May long weekend. The total expected occupancy (in hotels and rural houses) is 76,9%, which represents an increase of 11,3% compared to the actual occupancy of the May 2016 long weekend, which was 69,1%.

 

In addition, the expected hotel occupancy for this long weekend is 80,5%, with an increase of 10% compared to last year's long weekend, which was 73,2%.

 

Regarding the communities, the Basque Country is in first place, with forecasts of 86,3% occupancy in hotels. They follow him Catalonia, with 84,3%, Andalucía, with 84,7% and the Valencian Community, with 83,5%.

 

Likewise, the Secretary of State has made reference to large cities, where high occupancy is expected: 92% in Granada and Seville, 91,8% in Barcelona and 89,8% in Malaga.