Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Spain’s Record-Breaking Tourist Season Spain is on track for a record-breaking tourist season with over 33 million international tourists visiting the country in the first five months of 2024. This represents a 13.6% increase compared to the same period in 2023.
The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that tourist expenditure reached over 43,200 million euros, a significant 21.8% rise from the previous year. Leading Source Markets The United Kingdom remains Spain’s largest source market, with more than 6.
3 million British tourists visiting between January and May, marking a 10.6% increase. France and Germany follow closely, with 4.
42 million and 4.41 million tourists, respectively. Notably, the Belgian and Irish markets have shown impressive growth, with increases of 20.
3% and nearly 19%. May 2024 Highlights In May alone, Spain welcomed 9.3 million international tourists, an 11.
5% increase from May 2023. These tourists spent 11,687 million euros, a 19.7% increase compared to the same month last year.
On average, each visitor spent 1,263 euros, reflecting a 7.3% rise from last year, and daily expenditure increased by 8.6% to 204 euros.
The average length of stay was recorded at six days. Economic Impact and Sustainability Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism, emphasized the economic impact of this growth. “The increase in average spending per visitor is remarkable, growing above inflation and contributing to the modernization, su.
