The Spanish Tourism Institute (Turespaña) reported on 7 August that arrival of tourists Spain from Chinese 420% growth in the first half Compared to the same period of the previous year in 2023 spending increased by 592%.
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, in the first six months of the year; 135,715 Chinese tourists visited Spain and total spent 421,574,514 euros.
The report on tourist resource markets for the second quarter of the year, based on microdata from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), analyzed 19 countries: 15 Europe, three Asia (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) and one country. American (United States).
On behalf of the Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Hector Gomez“The recovery of the Asian market, especially tourists from China, is excellent news for our tourism.”
In his statement, the minister said, “With the additions to be made this summer in 2023, we will recover 80% of pre-pandemic connectionsIt is certain that 2024 will be the year of full consolidation of this market, which is also very important for our country.
According to the report, The UK, Germany and France remain the main source countries for tourists to Spain.
The text stated that “in the first six months of the year, the UK market is the first market in tourist flow, both contributing 18% of the total in tourist expenditures and 20.7% of the total”.