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Spain expects more tourists this year after record visitors in 2024

January 16, 2025101 Views

Spain expects even more tourists to flock to the country in 2025 after an estimated record 94 million foreigners visited last year, 10% more than in 2023, Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said on Wednesday, helping to drive economic growth amid a wider European slowdown, Foreign tourists spent some 126 billion euros ($130 billion) during their stays in 2024, up 16% from the previous year, the minister said. He predicted they would spend 36 billion euros in the first four months of 2025, also 16% higher than in the same period of 2024, while visitor numbers should rise by 9%. FILE PHOTO: A Guardia Civil police ship patrols the Mediterranean Sea during the America's Cup Regatta as locals and tourists sunbathe at Barceloneta Beach in Barcelona, Spain August 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce ...

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Asia’s tourist hotspots prepare for boom as China relaxes COVID rules

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December 29, 20221029 Views

Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as COVID restrictions are dismantled, and while some are wary, operators in others are preparing packages such as hotpot buffets to cash in on the expected spike in travel. Chinese tourists will no longer need to quarantine on return home starting Jan. 8, the government announced this week, a move that spurred a surge in bookings from what was the world’s largest outbound travel market in 2019. The once $255 billion a year in global spending by Chinese tourists ground to a virtual halt during the pandemic, leaving a gaping hole in the Asian market, where countries from Thailand to Japan had depended on China as the largest source of foreign visitors. FILE PHOTO: Passengers prepare to board a flight at the airport in no...