<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Tourism in Spain is the 3rd major contributor to the national economic life just after the industry and the business / banking sector, contributing about 10 - 11% of Spain's GDP . Ever since the 1960s and 1970s, the country has been a popular destination for summer holidays, especially with large numbers of tourists from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Benelux and the United States, among others . Accordingly, Spain's foreign tourist industry has grown into the second - biggest in the world . </P> <P> In 2016 Spain was the third most visited country in the world, recording 75.3 million tourists which marked the fourth consecutive year of record - beating numbers . </P>

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