Spain obtained 37.5 million worldwide vacationers within the first half of 2023, a 24% improve from the identical interval final yr, the federal government introduced Wednesday.

The determine is decrease than for a similar interval in 2019, the yr earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic, when 38 million vacationers arrived. But officers say the numbers are an indication that worldwide tourism has rebounded strongly because the well being disaster.

Visitors from Britain topped the vacationer checklist, totaling some 8 million, adopted by some 5 million vacationers from each France and Germany.

Spain is closely depending on tourism, which accounts for 12% of gross home product.

The northeastern area of Catalonia, together with Barcelona and the Costa Brava, was essentially the most visited space.

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