Agenda 21
Update
Christine
Betterton Jones
Nine out of ten Spaniards like to
spend their holidays in Spain
Ninety percent of Spaniards prefer
to stay local during the summer holidays. Half of those interviewed, irrespective of their age, said that the
beach was their favorite destination.
A third of Spaniards also rated discovering new cities and sampling the
cuisine during the summer months.
Technological gadgets are now a priority with more than half those questioned saying they would have to take
their cell phone, 15%, their computer
or iPad and only a third saying they
wouldn’t use social networks while
on holiday. Almost half of those interviewed (43%), said beer was their
favorite drink in summer. In general, tourism is responsible for 20%
of beer consumption in Spain – the
fourth biggest beer producer in the
EU and leader in no alcohol beer. As
much as 54% of the beer consumed
in the country is sold in bars, with