Spain’s tourism sector is expected to post record revenues again in 2024, the Exceltur tourism association said Tuesday, adding it was concerned at growing anger in the country against overtourism.
It predicted tourism earnings will reach 202.65 billion euros ($215.4 billion) this year, an 8.6 percent increase over the record set in 2023 which had already seen “a spectacular rate of growth,” Exceltur vice president Jose Luis Zoreda told a news conference.
If confirmed, it will be the first time that tourism earnings in Spain — the world’s second most visited country after France — will surpass 200 billion euros, he added.
Spain is benefiting from the rebound in global travel, especially from the Asian market, following the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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