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Spain has hit another tourism milestone this year. The country received 11.3 million international visitors in August, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).
It marks a 2.9 per cent increase on the same month in 2024 and follows a record-breaking July with 11 million foreign arrivals, a year-on-year rise of 1.6 per cent.
Together, the two months saw 22.3 million tourists flock to Spain, far outstripping 2024’s figure of 21.8 million for the same period.
The surging statistics come despite another summer of fierce anti-tourist protests by embattled residents - and some long-overdue moves by authorities to mitigate overtourism.
Spain smashes tourism records - again
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