Recession?

There are tons of tourists in Spain right now during the shoulder season.  I would say the majority of the foreigners that I have heard speak are Americans.  You can´t tell by the dress - most of the time.  You have to hear the spoken words.  So many Yanks in Madrid and I´m finding the same thing here in Granada.  Who said Americans don´t travel abroad?  I said that many times but I appear to be wrong.  Lots of American college students in this country too.  I sure wish I would have gone abroad when I was in college.  I seem to have made up for it though.