The October data was worse than the 78 per cent fall recorded in September after new measures were taken throughout the country to stop a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
Despite a slight uptick in activity after Spain emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown in June, overall hotel bookings in the first ten months of the year have slumped 72 per cent compared with the same period a year earlier, INE said.
Tourism, which accounts for about 12 per cent of Spain’s economic output, has been devastated since the pandemic brought global travel to a grinding halt. — Reuters
Source: Malay Mail
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