Espagne : spain overnight stays up in 2011
The rate of overnight stays increased by 6.4% last year, meaning that the Europe's second most visited country is well on the road to recovery after the recession.
Although France boasts the number one spot in the world of tourism with respect to the amount of visitors it receives, Spain beats its neighbors in terms of revenue and average spending.
Whereas France owes a lot of its tourism to campsites, caravans and one-day visits without the need for sleeping, Spain has built its reputation and tourism base on long-term holidays with the need for hotels. It is, indeed, this area, which drastically improved in 2011 in the aftermath of the recession of the years before.