Consumers prioritise travel as Spain looks forward to historic tourist numbers this summer

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Consumers prioritise travel as Spain looks forward to historic tourist numbers this summer

STORY: Consumers prioritise travel as Spain looks forward to historic tourist numbers this summer DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY:ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at the airport and in the city of Barcelona, Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): EDUARD TORRES, President of the Executive Committee of the Barcelona Tourism Consortium 3. various of tourists from diverse countries 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): EDUARD TORRES, President of the Executive Committee of the Barcelona Tourism Consortium 5. various of tourists from diverse countries 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): EDUARD TORRES, President of the Executive Committee of the Barcelona Tourism Consortium 7. various of tourists in Spain STORYLINE: Spain looks forward to receiving between 52.3 million and 54.8 million tourists between May and October. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain received 21 million arrivals in the first four months of this year, 32.4% more than that in the same pe

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