Speaking exclusively to TTG at the Abta Travel Convention in Seville, Javier Pinanes, director of the Spanish Tourist Office, said his organisation “had expected” the comeback of the Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt markets.
There was a 2.9% year-on-year reduction in British visitors to Spain between January and August 2018.
“We are not very concerned about that because we can’t compete with these destinations in terms of prices,” he said.
“But all these figures must be considered in their real context – those countries have a small amount of the [tourism] market share.
“We have 40% in the summer and 35% in winter, while they have only 1-2% in winter.”
