More tourists to Barcelona after 3 years of crisis
20.05.2010
Tourism in Barcelona increased again in the first quarter, after a 3-year decline, with a 12% rise of visitors compared with the same period in 2009, according to the report issued today by public agency Barcelona Tourism.
The report shows some timid signs of optimism, with an average hotel occupancy rate from January to March of 60%, higher than in the same period in the previous year. Spanish tourists make up 34.7% of the total number of visitors. The number of French, North-American and German tourists is also rising, while the number of visitors from Italy and the UK has fallen. The cruise sector reports a significant decline in the first quarter of this year, with an 8.55% decrease in the number of passengers compared with the same period in 2009.
Source: ANSAmed
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