Associated Social Security organizations Tourism activities increased by 5.4% in December -132,189 more participations compared to the same month last year be over 2.5 millionspecifically at 2,590,221.
Like this, 2023 ends with the highest number of members in the historical seriesAccording to data from Turespaña.
Tourism employment already means: 12.5% of the total subsidiaries of the country’s economy, It grew by 2.8% overall this month (3.3% in the services sector). Compared to December 2019, which was the pre-pandemic reference, tourism employment growth was 8.1%.
On behalf of the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi HereuThese data show thatTemporary employment decreased and salaries increased in Spain“This shows that in tourism, as in many other sectors, this virtuous cycle is taking place, where we provide economic prosperity while expanding workers’ rights.”
On the other hand, in an interview with TVE’s ‘La hora de la 1’ program compiled by Europa Press, the Director of Tourism assured: success tourism This is “the achievement of Spain as a whole.”
“We have interest around the world and more than 80 million people will visit us in 2023 because this is a country with great values, but also a good business sector and great employees,” the minister said.
Hereu defended A tourism sector whose growth is sustainable“and for working on digitalization to improve tourist destinations and trying “not to die of success.”
“That’s why we demand of ourselves, we are happy with Spain’s success because it is ultimately the success of the whole country,” the minister said.