Spanish Hotels Cut Prices as Competition From Turkey, North Africa Heats Up

Spanish Hotels Cut Prices as Competition From Turkey, North Africa Heats Up
People sunbathe on the beach in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Aug. 2. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo
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MADRID—Spanish hotels are cutting prices on summer holiday packages as tourists return to destinations like Turkey and resorts in North Africa while visitor numbers to Spain start to peak after five record-breaking years.

Tourism accounts for around 11 percent of Spain’s economic output and the number of foreign visitors rose to 82 million last year, making Spain the world’s second most visited country after France.