Dylan Wagemans
THE tourism sector in Spain is booming, with Sevilla experiencing a surge in cruise passengers coming to the city.
Sevilla’s port authority even claims that the city will see almost the same number of ships as in 2019, the year before the COVID-pandemic, which will be around 90 ships in 2025.
This year’s forecasts reflect, in turn, a significant take-off of this type of tourism, with twenty more ships than last season, in which the city received 75 stopovers.
As for the number of passengers, everything points to a new record being broken, since the data reflect an upward trend, with continued growth in the sector.
Tourists coming into Sevilla using the Guadalquivir river have a ‘certain profile’, said President of the Port of Sevilla Rafael Carmona to 20minutos.
“The average cruise tourist has a high level of income, exceeds 50 years of age, and comes, among other countries, from northern Europe, Germany, Australia or America,” Carmona said.
In addition, they are ‘very demanding’ and come looking for ‘services of the highest quality’ and ‘to enjoy the cultural, gastronomic and leisure offer’ of the city.
All this has a positive impact on the city, in sectors such as hospitality, local commerce and travel agencies.
