Statistical Sources (2)

"Balance del Turismo en España en 2006." Instituto de Estudios Turísitcos. Ministerio de Industria, Turismo, y Comericio. 2 June 2008
http://www.iet.tourspain.es/informes/documentacion/FronturFamilitur/Balance%20del%20turismo%20en%20Espana%20en%202006.pdf.

This report from the Spanish Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commercialism is interesting because it marks trends related to tourism in Spain for 2006. It shows national tourism, international tourism, breaks down revenue received from tourism (by both Spaniards and non-Spaniards), tourism rates for each autonomous community on a national scale, and the percentage of tourists from various countries. These are only a few of the interesting statistics in the report. The stats are displayed through various pie charts, graphs, and color-coded maps. These statistics are important to anyone interested in the Spanish fiesta culture because the easy-to-read graphs and charts show the prevalence of the fiestas and the impact they have on the Spanish economy. The Spanish fiesta is not only a a time to experience a party influenced by the Spanish culture, it is also an imperative aspect to the country's economy.

"Tourism satellite account." Eustat. 2008. Autonomous Office of the Basque Government. 2 June 2008. http://www.eustat.es/estad/temalista.asp?tema=220&idioma=i&opt=0.

This statistical source concerning the Spanish fiesta culture will allow a journalist to access the tourism satellite account of the Basque Country in Spain. The reason the tourism account is so important while researching the Spanish fiesta is that one may be able to find trends in tourism that have strong correlations with the times of the festivals in the Basque Country. Statistics can be applied to the Basque Country because, throughout the year, the region holds seven different festivals. From this link, one may find information spreadsheets about the contribution of toursim to the Basque economy by year, the balance of tourism flows of the Basque Country compared the the rest of the world by component and year, or the contribution of tourism to the Basque economy by Spanish province and year. These are only a few examples of the statistics available at this website.