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21 August 2024
Employment in Spain’s tourism sector
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21 August 2024
Adventure tourism
Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism
Cultural tourism
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Tourism indicators reveal that as of May 2024, 2.9 million people worked in Spain’s tourism sector, with 51.5% in food and beverage services and 20.2% self-employed.
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Academic / Research and VET Institutions
Company with 250 or more employees
Consumer Organisations
Cultural and Heritage Organisations
Destination Management & Marketing Organisations
EU Institutions
Financial Institutions and Investors
Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
International Organisations
Local Authorities
Media / Journalist Organisations
National authorities
Networks and Federations / Confederations
NGOs / Non-profits
Regional Authorities
SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
Trade Unions
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Specific types of tourism
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Adventure tourism
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Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism
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Cultural tourism
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Ecotourism
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Education tourism
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Festival tourism
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Gastronomy tourism
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Health and medical tourism
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MICE tourism
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Mountain tourism
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Religious tourism
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Rural tourism
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Sports tourism
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Urban/city tourism
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Wellness tourism
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Transition Pathway Strategic Areas
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Coordinated information on travelling
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Improving statistics and indicators
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Innovative tourism services
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Business activities
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Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
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Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism
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Air passenger transport
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Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
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Events catering and other food services
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Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities
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Gardens and nature reserves activities
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Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation
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Hotel and similar accommodation
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Mobile beverage services
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Mobile food services
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Museums
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Operation of historical sites
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Other
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Other accommodation
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Other amusement and recreation activities
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Other food and beverage services
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Other holiday reservation services
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Other tourism transportation activities
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Rail Passenger transport
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Recreational and sport activities
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Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)
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Road passenger transport
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Tour operator activities
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Travel agency activities
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Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport
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As of May 2024, DATAESTUR and the Spanish Social Security records indicate that there were 2.9 million individuals actively working in tourism-related positions, 20.2% of which are self-employed. The majority of these workers are employed or self-employed in the hospitality sector, specifically in food and beverage services, which constitutes 51.5% of the workforce. Additional data can be accessed through Dataestur, the official Spanish tourism statistics portal, via a Power BI report. This resource is valuable for anyone looking to explore information on the active population, employment, and unemployment in Spain’s tourism sector. (The original piece available only in Spanish)
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