Spain hosted a total of 47.6 million international tourists in the first seven months of the year This represents an increase of 20.9% year-on-year, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) this Friday. 59 billion 964 million euros were spent in this period25.3% higher than the previous year.
Statistics on tourist movements at the borders (Frontur) show that more than 47.6 million tourists visited Spain until last July. However, this figure is still 0.8% below the figure recorded in the same period of 2019.
The main countries sending the most tourists to Spain in the first months of the year United Kingdom (Approximately 9.8 million tourists and an annual increase of 16.9%), France (more than 6.4 million and 20.0% increase) and Germany (over 6 million, 9.6% more).
Last July, Spain visited a total of 10.1 million international tourists, an increase of 11.4% compared to the same month of 2022. This figure is also 2.6% higher than the same month of 2019.
The UK remains our main market with over 2 million tourists representing 20% ​​of total tourists Compared to July 2022, there was an increase of 7%. France and Germany are among the countries visited by the most tourists in Spain. France contributed 1.6 million (11.0% more year-on-year) and Germany more than 1.1 million (4.8% more).
By regions, Balearic Islands was the first main destination In July, the number of tourists accounted for 24.1% of the total. These are followed by Catalonia (22.9%) and Andalusia (13.3%).
More than 47 million tourists visited Spain until last July, Nearly 60 billion euros spent in our country (EUR 59,864 million), this figure represents an increase of 25.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.
According to the statistics institute, this cumulative figure shows that tourist spending is 14.7% higher when compared to the data for 2019 before the pandemic.
When looked at by countries, the expenditures of tourists residing in the UK increased by 9.8 percent, the expenditures of those coming from France increased by 21.8 percent, and the expenditures of those coming from Germany increased by 4.5 percent.
The INE tourist expenditure survey (Egatur) shows: Total expenditure in July reached 13 billion 853 million euros. This represents an increase of 16.4% compared to the same month of 2022. This figure is 16% higher than the same month of 2019. On the other hand, Average expenditure per tourist was 1,367 eurosincreased by 4.4 percent year-on-year. Average daily expenditure increased by 9% to 185 euros, according to the INE.
Source: Informacion
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