Number international tourists Visitors to Spain increased by 69.7% in August at an interannual rate until reached 8.8 millionwith those who have already added 15 months in a row, according to data provided this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Again, Pre-sale figures have not been reached yet. Pandemic Since August 2019, 10.1 million foreign tourists have come to Spain.
when it comes spent achieved, achieved 11,258 million euros, 90.6% more Less than a year earlier and 3.8% less than in August 2019, an average of 1,276 euros spent per person, 12.3% more than in the same month of 2021.
Regarding the countries of origin of international tourists, United Kingdom was the home country It is in residence with 20.8% of the total number of tourists and more than 1.8 million tourists, an increase of 157.1% compared to August 2021. This was followed by France with 1.6 million, 27.1% more, and Germany with 1.1 million, 62.8. % more-. In its rating, INE also highlights the increase in tourists from Ireland (106.7%), Italy (106.4%) and the United States (96.8%).
Between January and August, 48.1 million foreigners arrived in Spain, reaching 15.1 million in August 2021. 220.2% increase.
The main sending countries in the first eight months of 2022 are the United Kingdom, with around 10.2 million tourists and an annual increase of 560.8 percent; France is up about 7.0 million, and 108.6%, and Germany, 6.5 million, or 156.8% more.
Balearic Islands became the main target 24.8% of the total number of tourists in August, followed by Catalonia (21.4%) and Andalusia (14.6%). Around 2.2 million tourists came to the Balearic Islands, 67.2% more than in August 2021, mainly from Germany (28.1% of the total) and the United Kingdom (26.2%) . The number of tourists in Catalonia increased by 75.6% and reached approximately 1.9 million; Of these, 29.7% come from France and 11.3% from the rest of Europe. this third major destination group by number of tourists Andalusiaapproximately 1.3 million and an annual increase of 83.9%; in this case, the UK is the main country of origin with 23.2% of the total, followed by France with 14.5%. As for other autonomies, the number of tourists increased by 93.4% in the Community of Madrid, by 81.9% in the Canary Islands and by 40.4% in the Community of Valencia.
The communities that received the most tourists in the first eight months of 2022 are Catalonia with an increase of approximately 9.9 million and 245% compared to the same period of 2021; The Balearic Islands were up 9.6 million and 148.7%, and the Canary Islands were 349.6% more, with 7.8 million.
this average travel time Number of international tourists in August 7.9 days0.5 days less than August 2021.
In the first eight months of the year, total expenditure of international tourists increased by 247.5 percent reached 58,895 million Euros compared to the same period of the previous year.
The main exporting countries in terms of expenditure level in August are the United Kingdom (20.5% of the total), France (14.4%) and Germany (11.7%).
Tourists residing in the United Kingdom increased their spending by 169.2 percent year-on-year, those from France by 36.2 percent and those from Germany by 72.4 percent.