Number foreign tourists Reached by people who visited Spain between January and September 66.5 million, 18.8% more Compared to the same period in 2022, but 0.6% lower than recorded in 2019Pre-pandemic and expenses Increased by 24% to 84 billion 608 million euros.
Provisional data published this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveal that: Spending exceeded pre-Covid levels by 15.1%.
In September, Spain received 8.8 million international tourists, which is 13.6% more than in the same month in 2022 and 0.2% less than in 2019.; As for the expenditure, it was 11 billion 215 million euros. 22.6% and 16% higher than September 2019.
If we look at the origins of the travelers who came to Spain in September; The UK was the main country of residence with almost two million touristswhat does it represent 22.1% of total and 8.7% increase compared to a year ago.
They were later placed Germanycontributed 1.3 million passengers (13.5% more) and FranceWith an increase of 5.9% until it reached 1 million; INE also highlights tourists from the United States, up 27.4%; Switzerland 24.9% and Ireland 14.7%.
Traveler’s destination
The towns that received the most tourists in the first nine months of the year were: Catalonia (up almost 14.2 million and 22.2% compared to the same period in 2022); Balearic Islandsapproximately 12.6 million and an increase of 8.6%, Canary Islands14.1% more, with nearly 10 million.
In September, Balearic Islands It became the main destination for tourists with 23.4%. Catalonia (20.7%) and Andalusia (14.9%).
2.1 million tourists came to the Balearic Islands; this figure increased by 8.7% compared to September 2022; of these, 30.6% came from Germany and 28% from the United Kingdom.
The number of tourists visiting Catalonia increased by 11.1 percent and exceeded 1.8 million. 16.1 percent of this came from France and 11.9 percent from England.
Third main destination community by number of tourists AndalusiaMore than 1.3 million and an annual increase of 19.1%; The United Kingdom was the main country of origin with 22.2% of the total, followed by Germany with 9.2%.
In the remaining communities, the number of tourists increased by 27.0%. Madrid; 11.9% Valencian Communityand 10.3% Canary Islands.
How much did foreign tourists spend?
The average spend per tourist in September was 1,271 euros, representing an annual increase of 7.9%.and average daily expenses increased by 8.8% to 185 euros.
The top spending travelers (at 20.1% of the total) were those from the UK; Germany (13.5%) and France (7.3%).
Spending by UK-based tourists increased by 16% year-on-year; 18.2 percent in Germany and 7.5 percent in France.
The average travel time for international tourists was 6.9 days, as in September 2022.