MADRID — Spain welcomed a record 22.3 million foreign tourists in the key summer holiday months of July and August as the sector heads for another year of unprecedented numbers, data showed on Thursday.

The National Statistics Institute said 11.3 million international tourists arrived in the world’s second most-visited country in August, largely driven by British, French and German holidaymakers.

That was a 2.9-percent increase on the same month in 2024 and came after 11 million foreign arrivals in July, a year-on-year rise of 1.6 percent.

The 22.3 million tourists hosted over the two months smashed the previous high mark of 21.8 million in 2024 — a year that saw a record 94 million foreign visitors flock to Spain.

Almost 66.8 million foreign tourists visited Spain in the first eight m

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