BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – With sunny days getting longer and lazier, sparkling beaches warming up and terrorism fears driving customers away from other Mediterranean destinations, Spain and Portugal are reaping an economic bonanza from tourism.
While most in the cash-strapped nations are welcoming the influx, some locals have been exasperated by the crowds of tourists.
In the first two months of this year, the number of holidaymakers arriving in Spain was up more than 11 percent on the same period in 2015. Authorities predict that Spain is on course for its fourth straight record-breaking tourism year. ABTA, the United Kingdom’s largest travel association and Iberia’s main…
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