British tourists are set to spend a massive £10billion on trips to Spain this summer with new data suggesting more than 16.2 million UK visitors will head to the holiday hotspot. Online searches for the term “holidays to Spain” are up by 73 per cent, latest analysis has revealed.
With holidaymakers expected to spend an average of £630.78 per person per visit, popular Spanish resorts are set for a bumper summer. With famous party capitals like Ibiza, Marbella, Malaga and Magaluf, it’s no surprise that data also revealed Spain to be the most popular spot for both a ‘girls’ and “lads” party holiday’ in 2022.
Currency specialists moneytransfers.com analysed 10 years' worth of UK travel data from the Office for National Statistics from 2009 - 2019, to discover and predict where Britons will be travelling in the next 10 years.
Spain has reigned at the top for most visited country and where the most money is spent, with trips by UK tourists increasing by more than half in the past 10 years and there is no indication of this slowing down. The data reveals that Spain will remain the top tourist destination for Brits for the next 30 years.
Commenting on the research, Jonathan Merry, chief executive of MoneyTransfers.com, said: “As both British and Spanish travel restrictions have been relaxed, it's great to see that Spain remains a firm holiday favourite for Brits over the next 10 years as they start to return to their favourite resort. Spain has remained a top destination for Britons over the past 20 years due to its gorgeous weather, beaches and culture.”
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