British tourism to Spain hits record despite pound's post-Brexit fall

By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - The number of British tourists visiting Spain jumped by the most in over a decade to hit a record in 2016, defying expectations of a slowdown in bookings after June's Brexit vote and the subsequent tumble in sterling. The trend looks set to continue into this year, with British early bookings for 2017 summer holidays in Spain up 16 percent on last year, according to travel market analysts GfK. Spanish economists and policymakers had feared tourism, which accou