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In 2024, there were around 94 million tourists in Spain, compared to its 48 million population. [15] [16] The international tourist expenditure in 2024 was around 126 billion euros. [17] [clarification needed] Tourists to Spain can believe that their patronage is the main or only cause for the existence of local jobs in the areas they visit. [3]
The warning of “tourism-phobia” comes as anti-tourism protests sweep Spain. In response to concerns over mass tourism, demonstrations have been planned in Mallorca on May 27, which coincides ...
The 2023–2024 Spanish protests against Catalan amnesty were a series of protests which began in October 2023, resulting from the announced negotiations of then-acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) with former president of the Government of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont's Together for Catalonia (Junts) party.
Despite the fact that demonstrations had been taking place on a daily basis, the protests were reinvigorated again on 26 October, after Assemblea Nacional Catalana and Òmnium Cultural, two organizations whose former leaders had been jailed for sedition following the trial, called for a march at 5pm local time. 350,000 people attended the rally ...
The 1977 Barcelona gay pride demonstration took place on 26 June of that year and was Spain's first great act of LGBT visibility. [1] [2] The gathering, organized by the newly minted Front d'Alliberament Gai de Catalunya (Gay Liberation Front of Catalonia) brought together almost five thousand people who, headed by a group of transvestites, peacefully paraded along La Rambla in Barcelona.
Spain is one of Britain's favourite holiday destinations but sometimes can feel a little crowded. In this episode of Travel Smart, we explore the lesser known spots of Spain. Whether it's surfing ...
The Pensacola News Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported that about a dozen food trucks, grocery stores and restaurants in the Northwest Florida city joined the demonstration Monday ...
Tourism in Spain is a major contributor to national economic life, with foreign and domestic tourism contributing to 12.3% of Spain's GDP (in 2023). [1] The international tourist expenditure in 2024 was around 126 billion euros. [2] Since 1959, the tourism industry has become one of the key sectors of the Spanish economy. [3]