{"id":124986,"date":"2015-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/spain-recorded-64-99-million-foreign-tourists-in-2014\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:25:45","slug":"spain-recorded-64-99-million-foreign-tourists-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/spain-recorded-64-99-million-foreign-tourists-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain recorded 64.99 million foreign tourists in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>In 2014, Spain recorded 64.99 million visitors, 7.1% more than in 2013, announced the Minister of Industry, Energy, and Tourism, Jose Manuel Soria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>December also saw a historical record for that month, with 3.26 million foreign tourists, an increase of 5.6% or 196,909 people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Most foreign tourists came from the United Kingdom &#8211; 15 million people, an increase of 4.7%, France &#8211; 10.6 million tourists and an 11.3% increase, and Germany &#8211; 10.4 million tourists and a 5.7% increase.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tourist arrivals from Russia recorded a decrease of 10.3%, due to the devaluation of the ruble and reduced consumption.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>60% of the tourists arriving in Spain chose Catalonia, the Canary Islands, and the Balearic Islands as their destination.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Regarding total spending by tourists, it is estimated at around 63 billion EUR, compared to 59 billion EUR in 2013, Soria specified.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tourism contributes over 10% to Spain&#8217;s Gross Domestic Product, according to data from the National Statistics Institute.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capital.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Capital<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many tourists visited Spain in 2014?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spain recorded a total of 64.99 million foreign tourists in 2014, representing a 7.1% increase compared to 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which countries were the top sources of tourists for Spain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The majority of visitors came from the United Kingdom (15 million), France (10.6 million), and Germany (10.4 million).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the economic impact of tourism in Spain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tourism is a vital sector for Spain, contributing over 10% to the country&#8217;s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, Spain recorded 64.99 million visitors, 7.1% more than in 2013, announced the Minister of Industry, Energy, and Tourism, Jose Manuel Soria. December also saw a historical record for that month, with 3.26 million foreign tourists, an increase of 5.6% or 196,909 people. Most foreign tourists came from the United Kingdom &#8211; 15 million&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124986"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}