As protests against mass tourism in Spain grow, a recent survey highlights the country’s popularity: almost two-thirds of all adults in Germany have already been on holiday to Spain.
A representative survey by market research agency YouGov found that 64% of respondents had been on holiday to the southwestern European country at least once.
Nearly one in five, or 19%, of respondents said they had been on holiday to Spain exactly once.
Almost a third, or 29%, had been to Spain between two and five times. Ten percent had been on holiday in Spain six to ten times, 4% eleven to twenty times and 2% even more than twenty times.
The holiday destination, which is very popular not only with Germans but also with the British, French and Americans, recently made headlines because of the frequent protests against the excesses of mass tourism.
On Sunday, thousands of people in Mallorca voiced their displeasure. A day later, the regional government of the Balearic Islands promised “courageous measures” against the excesses, without giving specific details.
Indignation is also growing in other Spanish holiday destinations, such as Barcelona or the Canary Islands.
According to the YouGov survey, Spain is most popular as a holiday destination in western Germany, where 67% of respondents said they had been on holiday to Spain at least once. In the east, this figure is only 56%.
Overall, men went on holiday to Spain slightly more often than women, namely 66% compared to 62%.
A total of 3,317 people took part in the YouGov survey on July 22.
