Spain And The Canary Islands Are the UK's Favourite Holiday Destination
Fly to let owners with properties in Spain have seen an increase in tourism during the first three months of this year although those using privately owned or family homes fell by 0.5 percent according to figures from the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade.
The statistics published by the Frontur opinion poll showed that nine million international tourists visited the country in Q1 which represents an increase of 2.9 percent over the same period last year.
Property website kyero.com reports that particularly noticeable were the increases in tourists from the Netherlands (22.3 percent), Belgium (20 percent), Switzerland (14.8 percent), Scandinavia (11.7 percent) and Italy (10.9 percent).
However, the UK remained Spain’s number one market, with 1.8 million tourists (albeit a decrease of 4.8 percent from 2010), followed by Germany with 1.47 million (3.7 percent less), and France with 1.2 million (2.7 percent more than last year).
The Canary Islands was the most popular destination and attracted 2.7 million of all international tourists in the first quarter, an increase of 15.2 percent over the same period last year. Fuerteventura showed the largest increase in visitors of all the Canarian islands
This was followed by Catalonia, with just over two million tourists, or 22.9 percent of all arrivals, but still a decrease of 1.1 percent over the first quarter of 2010.
Andalusia, in third place, accounted for 13.6 percent of arrivals, or 1.23 million passengers, and 0.9 percent less than last year.
The popular city of Madrid attracted 894,628 tourists, a 0.1 percent increase, while Valencia recorded an increase of 3 percent, to 825,403 tourists.
The Balearic Islands, another popular destination for Brits, registered a decrease in tourist visits of 11.8 percent.
Most travellers (79.9 percent) chose to fly to Spain, which was 3.4 percent more than in the first quarter from the same period of 2010, while tourists travelling by road increased by 1.3 percent to 17.4 percent.
Source Fly2let
http://www.worldmarineguide.com
The statistics published by the Frontur opinion poll showed that nine million international tourists visited the country in Q1 which represents an increase of 2.9 percent over the same period last year.
Property website kyero.com reports that particularly noticeable were the increases in tourists from the Netherlands (22.3 percent), Belgium (20 percent), Switzerland (14.8 percent), Scandinavia (11.7 percent) and Italy (10.9 percent).
However, the UK remained Spain’s number one market, with 1.8 million tourists (albeit a decrease of 4.8 percent from 2010), followed by Germany with 1.47 million (3.7 percent less), and France with 1.2 million (2.7 percent more than last year).
The Canary Islands was the most popular destination and attracted 2.7 million of all international tourists in the first quarter, an increase of 15.2 percent over the same period last year. Fuerteventura showed the largest increase in visitors of all the Canarian islands
This was followed by Catalonia, with just over two million tourists, or 22.9 percent of all arrivals, but still a decrease of 1.1 percent over the first quarter of 2010.
Andalusia, in third place, accounted for 13.6 percent of arrivals, or 1.23 million passengers, and 0.9 percent less than last year.
The popular city of Madrid attracted 894,628 tourists, a 0.1 percent increase, while Valencia recorded an increase of 3 percent, to 825,403 tourists.
The Balearic Islands, another popular destination for Brits, registered a decrease in tourist visits of 11.8 percent.
Most travellers (79.9 percent) chose to fly to Spain, which was 3.4 percent more than in the first quarter from the same period of 2010, while tourists travelling by road increased by 1.3 percent to 17.4 percent.
Source Fly2let
http://www.worldmarineguide.com
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