Spain draws record number of tourists, visitor spending up

MADRID (AP) — Spanish government figures show the country received a national record of 82.6 million foreign tourists last year.
Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said Wednesday the figures show Spain remains competitive as it battles to overtake France, the world’s top destination in 2017 with almost 87 million arrivals.
France has not yet published its total for 2018.
Maroto says the number of visitors to Spain last year was up almost 1 percent on 2017. The visitors