Spanish figures down

SPAIN is suffering from a decline in foreign tourists with the numbers for July down 6.1% less than the 10% for June, according to figures released by the Trade, Industry and Tourism Ministry.  The Ministry said 6.6m visitors arrived in July, usually the second most popular month of the year.  In the seven months to July Spain hosted 30.2m down 10.3% from a year ago, with British tourist arrivals dropping 16.2% and those from Germany 10%. www.mityc.es

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