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Tourist hot spot
ALMUÑECAR has earned a welldeserved spot among Spain’s most popular tourist destinations.
According to a report released by Exceltur on Friday, June 30, the charming coastal town surpassed internationally famed destinations including Bilbao, Sitges, Santiago de Compostela, and Santander, securing a place in the top 100.
The report highlights the town’s strong economic and social ties to tourism, ranking it 67th in the country, an impressive fourth in Andalucia, and first in the Granada region.
Exceltur, an alliance of leading Spanish tourism companies, created the report to shed light on the local impact of tourism, including employment opportunities and the effects on the economy.
the town boasted a total of 14,507 rooms in hotels and other forms of accommodation.
This has a substantial impact on the local economy, generating 2,180 jobs last year (also ranking 67th nationally and 16th in Andalucia).
The report also highlighted the importance of tourism for the town’s economy, accounting for 57.4 per cent of its overall income.
Spain’s 100 most picturesque villages, back in January.
The news spells good news for the town’s economy in the run up to the summer period, with bookings to the town likely to increase as a result of the publicity in the National Geographic.
