Spending on tourism rises

The Dutch and foreign tourists spent €35bn on holidays in the Netherlands last year, up 5.5% on 2006, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS.


Foreign tourists spent nearly €7bn, accounting for some 3% of GDP, the CBS says.

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