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said.</p><p>The economic impact from tourism is "a great success for the well-being, social cohesion, and economic development of Spain", Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said at an event organised by the tourism promotion agency Turespana in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.</p><p>In a nod to people unhappy with excess tourism, Hereu said Spain must "transform" its model for the sector, which needs to be diversified and decentralised.</p><p>The deluge of tourists has not pleased all Spaniards, with protesters making their feelings known in recent months, notably in Barcelona, Malaga in Andalusia, the Balearic Islands and the Canaries.</p><p>Protesters complained about a strain on infrastructure, pollution and noise pollution.</p><p>They were also angered at rising rental prices due to many properties being let out short-term to tourists at lucrative prices.</p><p>Several regions have reacted, with Barcelona saying it would end apartment rentals to tourists by 2029.</p><p>The socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is working on creating a register of tourist and seasonal lodgings.</p><p>The most common nationality of tourists in Spain over the summer was British, with 4.17 million UK visitors.</p><p>Next up were France (3.75 million), Germany (2.49 million) and Italy (1.35 million).</p><p>There was also a 13 percent increase in US tourists to 850,000.</p><p>Spain hosted a total of 64.8 million tourists over the first eight months of the year -- another record, according to INE.</p><p>The most popular destinations they visited were Catalonia, the region that includes Barcelona, the Balearic Islands and the Canaries.</p><p>With more visitors came more money and tourism revenues rose by 17.6 percent over the eight-month period to 86.7 billion euros ($95.9 billion).</p><p>That amounts to 187 euros spent per tourist, per day.</p><p>According to Exceltur, an organisation created by the heads of Spain's major tourism groups, 90 million tourists are expected over the course of 2024.</p><p>That would comfortably beat the previous record of 85.1 million people last year.</p><p>Tourism revenue is expected to surpass 200 billion euros, which would increase the sector's contribution to the Spanish economy to 13.2 percent, according to Exceltur.</p><div class="filed-under"> <a href="https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/topics/spain" title="spain"><span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/topics/barcelona" title="Barcelona"><span>Barcelona</span></a></div><div class="wall-guide"></div></div></div><div class="source"><p>© Copyright AFP 2024. 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