Spain is the second country of the world that receives more
foreign tourists, according to data of the World-wide Organization of Tourism,
only behind France, and enjoys a quota of 7% of the world-wide tourism, in front
of the United States and Italy. The tourism reported to Spain 48,181 million to
him Euros during year 2006, which supposes a 4.7 percent more than in 2005, it
locates and it in second position in economic income, behind the United States,
and in front of France and Italy. Between January and December of 2006 it
received a total of 58.8 million foreign tourists, a 4.5% more of the registered
ones in the same period of the previous year, according to data of the Ministry
of Industry, Tourism and Commerce. Catalonia is the first tourist destiny of
Spain. The 15 million tourists who received suppose a 25.3% of the total of the
arrivals registered in all Spain, and represent an increase of 6.9% with respect
to the same period of the previous year. The second tourist destiny of Spain
they are the Balearic Islands, that received 10.1 million during the 2006, a
4.7% more than the previous year. The Canary Islands, with 9.6 million tourists
(a 1.8% more than the previous year) are the third tourist destiny in front of
Andalusia, that reached 8.5 million (a 2.3% more), the Valencian Community, with
5.5 million (a 1.5% more) and Madrid, that received 3.9 million tourists (a
14.7% more). It is possible to indicate that the Spanish capital lodges soothes
of the World-wide Organization of the Tourism. According to the forecasts of the
World-wide Organization of Tourism, the arrival of foreign tourism to Spain will
grow an average of annual 5% in next the twenty years, which makes anticipate
that Spain will receive 75 million foreign tourists in 2020, almost 20 million
more than the received ones in 2005
Spain travel resources
Spain counts on 105 airports located in the different
regions, of them 33 are international, where they operate more than 250 air
lines, being the most important airport of Madrid-Barajas. After the
extension of Barajas, this it tries to be one of the airports of connection
more important of the world and to have a capacity for 70.000.000 of
travellers (almost 30 million more than in the 2005). Barajas realises an
important paper of " hub" or connection between province capitals and the
foreigner. The airport of Barcelona, does not remain back, and after the
imminent inauguration of the new South Terminal (T4 or D) (year 2008), it
will be the second airport of the south of more important Europe, with
60.000.000 of passengers to the year, (about 30.000.000 of passengers more
than in the 2005). Also, in the 2012, it will follow the extension of the
airport of Barcelona with the 5 Terminal or E, that will increase the
capacity of the airport until the 75.000.000 of passengers, about 15.000.000
more than with the 4 operative terminals.
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