Spain received a visit in April 7.2 million international tourist record18.5% more than the same month of 2022 and 1.2% more than April 2019, Pandemic.
These visitors also Record spending in April with 8,480 million eurosIt’s up 22.7% more than a year ago and 20.2% compared to the best pre-pandemic data, according to data released this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
In the first four months of the year, Spain received nearly 21 million international touristsRepresenting a 32.4% growth compared to last year, total spending reached 25,681 million euros, 36.6% over the same period last year and 14.5% over 2019.
For Héctor Gómez, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, “extraordinary dataproving once again that Spain at the fore tourism Worldthat the recovery in tourism is complete and that Government policies on both specialized and quality employment and assistance to modernize the sector are working”.
Average expenditure per tourist in April increased by 3.6% year on year to 1,172 euros. Average daily spending also rose 11.6% to 173 euros, according to data published by INE.
This The average travel time of international tourists was 6.8 days, a figure similar to the same month of last year. Most stays among tourists in April are between four and seven nights, with more than 3.7 million travelers choosing this method, an increase of 18.3% year on year.
British tourists take the lead
According to countries, UK continues to lead the outbound tourist marketWith 1.4 million visitors in April, 8.7% more than in April 2022.
France and Germany are the next top tourist destinations for Spain, each contributing more than one million visitors. In April, on an annual basis, tourists from France increased by 26.9 percent, while those from Germany increased by 2 percent.
Among other countries of residence, The annual growth of tourists from the United States stands out (60.7% more than in April 2022), the country with the highest growth this month alongside Italy (+29%) and Portugal (+29.6%).
In the first four months, the number of visitors from the USA increased by 75.4%, becoming the country with the highest increase in tourist flow compared to a year ago.