While the number of visitors on the Costa del Sol has fallen by 5%, the number of visitors on the Costa Blanca is rising.
10% more foreign tourists are spending 14% more money than the year before in the province of Alicante. At the same time the number of Spanish visitors has fallen by 1.4%. The increase contrasts with Málaga and the Costa del Sol, where tourist numbers fell by 5%.
In July, 1,277,582 tourists came to the Valencia region. That is 10.2% more than the year before. The tourists are leaving more money than ever: 1,368 million euros were spent on these trips. That is 14.6% more than the year before.
Over the same period an overall fall in tourist numbers was recorded in Spain. 1.3% fewer visited the country in July 2019 compared with 2018.
Trends by region, July 2019:
The Valencia region (Costa Blanca and Alicante) + 10%
Andalusia (Málaga and Costa del Sol) -5%
The Balearics (Mallorca, Ibiza etc) -3.5%
Catalonia -2.1%
Destinations such as the Canary Islands have in many ways become too expensive over recent seasons. At the same time, destinations in the province of Alicante have managed to keep prices low. The Costa Blanca and the province of Alicante are where you get most for your money if you want to spend a week’s holiday in mainland Spain, according to a new study. Hotels in the Balearics were on average the most expensive in the whole of Spain.
Spaniaposten 3 September 2019