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Gran Canaria tourism increased by 13.75% during 2011

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The island of Gran Canaria saw a 13% increase in tourists last year (2011) with a total of 3.3 million people visiting the island according to data provided by the statistical authorities of the Canary Islands and Frontur Index. While Nationally, the increase in tourism in Spain was 7.6%, in the whole of the Canary Islands this figure is higher at 13.1% and on the island of Gran Canaria the increase rises to 13.75% with a total number of tourists of 3.305,883. This means that the island has gained 400,000 tourists when compared to figures from 2010. As to the nationality, the figures are as follows: Germany (+5.93%), Belgium (+2,15%), France (+44,93%), Holand (+33%), Ireland (+17,29%), Italy (+35,32%), UK (+8,48%), Denmark (+9,17%), Finland (+13,91%), Norway (+21.04%), Poland (+94,55%), Sweden (+27,84%) and Switzerland (+39,75%).

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