Spain receives more tourists than last year

IN the first seven months of this year, 32.3 million foreign tourists visited Spain, 7.4 per cent more than the same time last year.

According to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, 9.4 million visitors of those visitors were from the UK, 7.3 per cent more than last year, most of whom visited the Canaries, Andalucia and the Balearic Islands.

Almost five million visitors came from France, 3.1 per cent more than last year, and 4.6 million from Germany, up just 0.4 per cent from last year.