Following last month's report of a sharp increase in foreign tourist spending in February in the Balearics, the latest figures from the Egatur survey of expenditure confirms a 32% rise for the whole of the first quarter. There was, however, a distinction between average daily spend and the average for a whole stay: the former was up by almost 9% to 126 euros, while the latter fell by 5.2% to 914 euros.
Tourism
British visitors boost tourist spending in the Balearics
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39% increase in spending in a month out of season. Great news for the island's Finance. Will the Tourist Tax Plus The Value added tax on the tax encourage the extra spend of tourists in the coming months. Not many people in the UK know about the coming extra charge on there Holiday. Thousands are in for a shock.