Online travel experts, ULookUBook.com, who offer all inclusive holidays to Spain, say that their customers are returning to the country year after year.
This insider knowledge has been backed up by official figures from 2010 released this month. The data collated by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, showed that 83 per cent of people visiting Spain had been to the country at least once before.
The same report revealed that tourists from the United Kingdom were the largest group of non-residents staying in Spain, taking up 25.6 per cent of overnight stays. Spain’s biggest tourism markets are currently Germany and Britain; Spain receives the world’s fourth-largest number of tourists, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Ian Raine of ULookUBook.com comments: “We are seeing an increase in the number of customers returning to Spain, with many having been there several times before. The Canary and Balearic Islands are incredibly popular with British tourists all year round; these figures show that Spain is consistently a favourite with Brits.”
Spain’s Industry Minister, Miguel Sebastian, recently increased his prediction for international tourist arrivals for 2011. They are now expected to increase by up to 6.5 per cent. Sebastian went on to say that this year would be the fourth best for the Spanish tourism sector in history.
Raine continues: “Spain has had a great first quarter this year and trips to Spain, such as cheap all inclusive holidays to Tenerife and Majorca are proving particularly popular with British tourists. It is absolutely no surprise that people return to Spain year on year, it is a fantastic destination with a lot to offer British tourists.”
