Spain is back in vogue again

Spain’s sunny costas have reported an upsurge in tourist numbers this summer as its key source markets of the UK and Germany begin to travel again following the downturn.

Overnight stays by foreign tourists in Spain rose by 11 per cent in July this year, compared to the same time in 2009, according to official figures from Spain’s National Statistics Institute.

The poor British summer, on top of last year’s wash-out, coupled with a strengthen of the pound have rekindled in Spain’s costas. Aggressive cost cutting by tour operators of up to 40 percent have helped to the rebound.

However 30 million foreign tourists arrived in Spain in the first seven months, down 0.4 percent on the same period in 2009.

Source: BTN

25.08.10