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  Industry | 8/28/2025

  Jordi Hereu expresses the commitment of the government with the food industry to improve their competitiveness and sustainability

  The ministry of industry and tourism has awarded more than €232 million euros in support of food, LOSS of that 30 per cent of them to companies in Catalonia.Hereu appreciates the commitment of companies to continue to expand its industrial investment and strengthening innovation, especially in strategic areas such as sustainability, the circular economy and technological transformation.

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  Tourism | 8/28/2025

  Planned seats on international flights will reach 12.2 million in September, 3.6% more than a year ago

  Among the major source markets, the United Kingdom is seeing the greatest growth, with a 4.3% increase in seats Among Ibero-American countries, Colombia has the highest volume of planned capacity, with an increase of almost 10.5% Turkey, the United States, Poland, and Ireland are showing significant signs of growth, projected to exceed 10%

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  Tourism | 8/26/2025

  Zaragoza will host the 6th Turespaña Convention in 2026

  The provincial capital of Aragon will succeed Caceres, Extremadura, which will host the 5th Convention from 7 to 9 October 2025 in the exhibition and conference centre The new event will take place during October 2026 and will be a key moment in beginning the operational planning of tourism by Turespaña abroad

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  Tourism | 8/19/2025

  International air passengers numbered over 11.7 million in July, up 4.3% year on year

  Between January and July, Spain received 63.7 million international passengers, a growth of 6% compared with 2024 In terms of market diversification, the increases in China and South Korea and the recovery of Japan are noteworthy. There were also significant increases in Turkey and Colombia. With regard to airports, the largest interannual increase was in Alicante airport, up by 8.3% compared with 2024

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  Tourism | 8/18/2025

  Tourism-related employment amounted to 2.98 million members in July, up 2.9 per cent compared with the same month in 2024

  In July, workers registered in Spain's social security system related to tourism activities increased in absolute terms by 82,821 workers The number of employees in the tourism sector increased by 3.3 per cent in July while the self-employed rose by 0.7 per cent The autonomous regions where employment increased most this month were the Canary Islands (3.3 per cent) and Andalucía (3.2%)