Spain may be celebrating record tourists in 2013, with 60.66 million visitors representing an increase of 5.6% over 2012, surpassing the previous record of 2007 of 58.6 million, but there is one sector of tourism that continues to grow at an even higher rate than expected.
For years, the clever tour operators and businesses have focussed on the value of the so called “pink pound”, attempting to attract the seemingly more affluent gay an lesbian sectors of society, whose perceived general lack of children often means more disposable income, one top choice for the gay traveller is seeing an incredible growth.
The popular Gran Canaria resort of Maspalomas has shown a 10.3% increase in gay tourism in 2013, compared to 3.8% of non-gay visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council and the World Tourism Organization. According to these sources, the gay community is now responsible for 10% of the volume of international tourists and just over 15% of global spending.
Authored By Mark Nolan – See the Full Story at Leader
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