Involves language tourism (the practice of travelling to a foreign country to vacation there while learning its language) in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.

The phenomenon of language tourism is perhaps most popular in Spain. As the importance of Spanish increases worldwide as the second choice ? after English ? for a foreign language, the demand for Spanish courses has been strongest in its country of origin, also a popular traditional tourist destination.

Approximately 150,000 people travel to Spain each year to study Spanish, contributing an estimated ?600 million to the country's already massive tourist industry.

Spanish courses are also widely available in Mexico and Central America or South America.