MADRID E'Twaun Moore Pelicans Jersey , Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Increasing numbers of visitors to Spain are choosing to stay in apartments rather than traditional hotels, according to data published by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Friday.
INE's study shows the 35.3 million visitors who came to Spain between January and June spent 25 percent more than in the same period in 2016 on accommodation other than traditional hotels, with 75 percent of the growth due to bookings on online platforms, such as Airbnb or HomeAway.
The data is published in the middle of a debate in Spain about just how many tourists the country can welcome, in the wake of attacks on the tourism sector in cities such as Barcelona Anthony Davis Pelicans Jersey , Palma de Mallorca and San Sebastian.
These cities and others have seen anti-tourism slogans painted on buildings.
2015 saw Spain welcome 68 million visitors and the number is set to rise to around 84 million in 2017 with INE highlighting that 35.3 million foreign tourists came to the country in the first six months of this year (before the peak season on July and August).
That same period saw Airbnb income rise by 33 percent to around 4 million euros, well above the 14.8 percent growth in tourist spending for the first half of the year. Exceltur; the organization which represents the interest of Spanish hoteliers, calculates the demand for tourist apartments on the whole has risen by 37 percent in 2017, compared with a 7 percent rise in demand for hotel rooms.
It is the use of tourist apartments, which many blame for causing house prices to rise in Barcelona Tony Carr Authentic Jersey , as well as other social problems, such as increased noise, drunkenness and rubbish in traditional residential neighborhoods, which has provoked so much controversy, with the Barcelona local authority attempting to crackdown on unlicensed properties.
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MOMBASA, Kenya, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen on a motorbike on Sunday shot dead an official at a church in Mombasa in an attack.
Regional CID boss Henry Ondiek said the deceased George Mureki, secretary at the Maximum Revival Centre in Majengo Nikola Mirotic Authentic Jersey , was accosted and shot dead from behind by the assailants within the church compound who were armed with firearms.
"We are pursuing the gunmen," he said.
According to investigators, the assailants had targeted worshippers but were repulsed by two police officers who were manning the church that is situated at Mvita primary school.
"He was shot as he was about to enter into the church, but immediately our officers responded and engaged them in a shootout and they escaped," said Ondiek.
"It's very sad incident now that we had managed to return calm to Mombasa Julius Randle Authentic Jersey , this should be treated as isolated incident. We have launched investigation to establish the motive of the attackers." said Ondeik.
Witnesses said the gang rode off soon after the shooting that happened as the church congregation was in session at an open field at a primary school. The official is said to have been shot as he walked in.
The motive of the attack is yet to be known, but officials say they suspect it could be part of a wider terror network in the area.
"They shot at the secretary killing him. We suspect these are terror elements operating here," said an officer who asked not to be named.
Sympathizers of Al-Shabaab terror group operate freely in Mombasa and have in the past threatened to kill pastors as revenge to the killing of their Sheikhs.
The church had a capacity of more than 70 worshipers who were attending the Sunday service. The National Intelligence Service has warned of more attacks by homegrown terror groups across the country.
The groups have been blamed for the killing of moderate Muslims and perceived state informers in Mombasa County.
Meanwhile, church leaders in Mombasa have condemned the killing of the church official. Anglican Church of Kenya Bishop Boniface Kalu said the government should pursue the killers and brought them to book.
He called for protection of all church leaders especially in Mombasa where unknown assailants have been targeting churches and Christians.
"As we condemn this heinous act we are at the same time asking the government to provide protection to churches and their leaders because they have become targets by criminals," he said.
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