The capital city of Spain receives more tourists

The capital city of Spain receives more tourists 

The capital, with its 9.2% annual rise, has become the city with more tourists from Spain with a dynamic growth outstrips Barcelona, ​​Palma and Seville.

The rise experienced in June with 743,962 tourists, converted back to Madrid in the town with more tourists from Spain "surpassing even those where the summer is very intense, as Barcelona and Salou Calvia" said the mayor, Ana Botella.

This rise in June, especially in supporting domestic tourism with a dramatic increase of 19.4% yoy, while that from overseas has remained stable, with a slight 0.4% increase.

But the data are more noticeable if the reference is the first half of this year, where the number of visitors to the city of Madrid rose to a record high of 4,069,121, an increase of 11.4%, while in Madrid variation was 10.4% in Spain and 4.5%. Also exceeds the growth of Barcelona (3.4%) and Sevilla (7.3%). These figures show, for the mayor, that "Madrid is being decisive in Spain tourism recovery."

Also in the first half of the year, the number of overnight stays amounted to 8,057,032, absolute maximum of the time series.

5th European city tourist spending
The mayor also noted that Madrid ranks fifth in the ranking of European cities in which more money tourists that top rated London and Paris are spent. In Madrid, the figure stood at 4,630 million euros, 16.5% more than a year ago and 28.5% more than in 2010.

But besides the capital gains positions in its efforts to establish itself as a leading destination for congress tourism and business. "For the first time in its history, I stress the mayor, Madrid has won the second place in the prestigious ranking of the International Congress and Convention Association." The city has managed to improve its position in this classification, moving from sixth place in 2011 to second in 2013 and also beat its own record, reaching 186 international conferences. In 2008, the city of Madrid was ranked 23rd.

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