British holiday makers spent €1,778 million in Spain during the month of May, which has increased by 18.9% on last years figures according to the government’s central statistics unit.
British tourist numbers also grew by just over 14% to just over 2 million compared to last year, even the week pound does not seem to have deterred them, the average amount spent during their stay rises by 4.3% to €869, according to the data.
The total amount spent by foreign visitors in Spain during May reached €7,841 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.3%. In May, visitors from the UK made up 22% of all spending by foreign tourists in May.
Year-to-date figures (January to May), show that a total of €28,235 million was spent in Spain by foreign tourists, an increase of 14.7% compared with the same five month period last year. British visitors spent 15.5% more, contributing €5,625 million and accounting for 19.9% of the total market share.
Year-to-date figures also show that German tourists spent a total of €3,958 million, 10.9% than in the same period in 2016. Scandinavian visitors spent a total of €2,689 million, a growth of 14.4% and spending habits by visitors from France grew by 9.6% to €2,255 million.
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