The National Institute of Statistics (INE) has published revealing data on the growth of international tourism in Spain during the first eleven months of 2024. More than 88,5 million foreign travellers chose Spain as their destination, which represents an increase of 10,7% compared to the same period of the previous year. This tourist flow has generated an accumulated expenditure exceeding 118.000 billion euros, setting a new record and surpassing the total reached in the whole of 2023.
In November, international arrivals grew by 10,3%, reaching 5,6 million visitors. These tourists spent more than ever: the total expenditure was 7.709 billion euros, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 16%. Each visitor spent an average of 1.361 euros, while daily expenditure per traveller rose to 178 euros, consolidating these indicators as key indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of the tourism policies implemented by the Ministry.
Of particular note is the increase in tourist arrivals and spending in autonomous communities outside the traditionally receiving group, such as Catalonia or Balearic IslandsThese regions experienced significant increases: 40,9% more arrivals and 35,5% more tourist spending.
As usual, the United Kingdom was the main country of residence for tourists who visited Spain in November
Among the main issuing countries are the United Kingdom with 17,5 million tourists and France with almost 12,2 million, both showing significant increases compared to the previous year. In economic terms, the British They lead the spending with more than 1.161 million disbursed in November alone.
Canary Islands. They were the main destination during November with 25,6% of the national total, followed by Catalonia and Andalusia. This pattern is also maintained when analysing tourist expenditure, where the Canary Islands represent almost a third of the monthly total.
These results not only underline the post-pandemic recovery but also the successful diversification towards less traditionally saturated tourist destinations within the Iberian country.
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