Tourists in Andalucía spent 7% more this summer than they did before the pandemic

Bernal told parliament that the positive figures were the result of "the strength of our destination and the excellence of our professionals and workers", who had helped to ensure that the sector recovered so quickly from the problems caused by the pandemic. He also explained that of the more than 11 million visitors, 72% were Spanish and 27% foreigners.

"Andalucía is still the destination of choice for the Spanish market, ahead of the islands and Catalonia and we have started to recover our quota of international visitors, because there was a 9% increase on last year," he said.

With regard to spending, Bernal said the efforts were to focus on quality rather than quantity. Visitors to the region spent 8.22 billion euros this summer, 32% more than last year and nearly 7% more than in 2019. It means that the amount spent per tourist per day rose by 4.66 euros to 74.79 euros. They also stayed for slightly longer this year, for an average of 10 days, 0.8 days more than in 2021.