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Magí Castelltort

Magí Castelltort

Consul for Tourism Affairs at Turespaña (Spanish Tourism Board), New York; tourism expert specializing in U.S. market development for Spanish destinations.

Jun 11, 2026

15:02
Is that a thing? Is it something that was blown out of proportion? Is it something that was only sort of localized to maybe some of the biggest cities?
15:12
Well, honestly, our approach to this is very neutral and clear.
15:22
These problems usually are reported in summer, usually in August.
15:28
when there are no other news to report because everybody's on holidays.
15:32
And sometimes, you know, it's being exaggerated.
15:38
I don't mean that, of course, local people sometimes complain about certain situations, but it's not about tourism itself.
15:49
It's always about the lack of housing, so it has completely nothing to do with tourism.
20:42
Is it on the same levels as Italy and France with its summertime traffic or would Spain be relatively speaking lesser touristed than those neighboring countries, France and Italy in particular?

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