Spain registers record number of int'l tourists in H1

MADRID, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- A record 42.5 million foreign tourists visited Spain in the first half of the year (H1), marking a 13.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to data published by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) on Friday.

Spending by international visitors also hit a new high, reaching 55.5 billion euros (60.13 billion U.S. dollars) in H1, up 20.6 percent from the same p