Bulletin Managing Editor Jason Moore with the new British ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis at Fitur in Madrid. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Madrid22/01/2025 15:20
The new British ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, was at the Fitur fair in Madrid today giving his support to the many regions of Spain which welcome British tourists. “British people’s enduring love for Spain has significant impact on the Spanish economy and our strong people-to-people ties.
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Morgan Williams“Which was the point I was making”. No it wasn’t. But don’t worry about it. We all make mistakes.
Hallo, and what do you do ?
Richard PearsonI said British tourism accounts for about 20% of tourism in Spain, but according to that data it's actually 18.4%, a bit less. Other stats have indicated as much as 23% in the past, but as tourism from the rest of the world continues to grow, it's plausible that British tourism has declined relative to that increase. In any case, these numbers suggest that British spending also doesn't quite keep up with the volume, which was the point I was making.
He would have to be utterly useless to be worse than Huge Idiot.
Morgan WilliamsTaken from the Fitur web page. You do the maths. Too complicated for me. Spain continues to be the preferred holiday destination for the British, according to a study by the Secretary of State for Tourism. This market was the first in tourist spending in our country in the first quarter of 2024, contributing 16.4% of the total, and in tourist flow (18.4% of the total). In addition, there were significant increases compared to 2023 in visitors (+15.1%) and in nominal spending (+26%), according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Hmm.. Considering that tourism accounts for about 15% of Spain's GDP, and Brits account for about 20% of tourism in Spain (1/5 of the total), simple maths suggest that this number should be more like 3%(?) Perhaps it's just the lower British spending?