MADRID, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Moroto, has met representatives of British travel firms to discuss plans to ensure that British tourists can still visit Spain after Brexit, according to the "Independent" newspaper on Wednesday.
With no-deal Brexit still in place, Spain is looking to assure British tourists that spending holidays in Spain is still a good choice.
"British tourists need to know that Spain next year will still be an attractive destination," said Maroto, who insisted that the Spanish government is working hard to safeguard the market even if there is no Brexit agreement.
"For our government, Brexit is a top priority and the commitment we have to Spanish companies and Spanish nationals in the UK, as well as with Britons in Spain, is to ensure that we will have a solution for any problems that might arise," said the minister.
Figures released last Friday by the Spanish government showed that 66.2 million tourists visited Spain in the first 10 months of 2018 with almost 15 million of those coming from Britain.
Britain is the biggest source market for the Spanish tourism sector ahead of France and Germany, with around 18 million Britons predicted to visit the country by the end of the year.
With international tourism currently accounting for around 11 percent of Spain's GDP, losing those visitors would have an important negative effect on the Spanish economy.
