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One in five Spanish companies operates in the tourism sector In the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, 1 in 4 companies are dedicated to tourism The hospitality sector accounts for 40% of tourism-related businesses and 60% of the tourism workforce 50% of tourism companies have between 1 and 9 employees, accounting for more than 96% alongside businesses without employees Tourism's contribution to the Spanish economy exceeded 13% of GDP in 2024, following four years of recovery that have boosted ...

Main results of air transport in Spain in 2024 Supply and demand grow at the same pace: According to AENA, there was a 9.52% increase in passengers and according to ForwardKeys, there was a 9.0% increase in seats offered. The increase in supply and demand in the first quarter is notable. The international market is the main driver in terms of growth. Within the TOP 15 destinations, Alicante and Seville are the ones that have grown the most in capacity ...

Up-to-date information on tourism in Spain through Dataestur's analytic graphics Check the update dates of each source Receive the weekly newsletter in your email to stay informed The Smart Tourism System offers the information available for municipalities Dataestur offers four useful access points for tourism data for Spain. The website offers dashboards to analyse information on travel and leisure, the economy in tourism, transport, accommodation, sustainability and tourism knowledge. You can subscribe to the newsletter to receive the latest data ...

Forecasts point to a slower increase in international tourist arrivals and stable figures for resident travel The first quarter could see a 10% increase in international arrivals compared to 2024 Spain, an omnipresent destination in forecasts and trends for 2025 Spain is expected to receive more international tourists in 2025 than in 2024, and Spaniards will take a slightly higher number of trips. At least for the first part of the year, according to an estimate by Segittur* for the ...

Monitoring tourist perception and satisfaction indices in Spain Dataestur monitors tourist satisfaction at the provincial level with an analytical visualisation of the data and the publication of periodic monitoring reports for all provinces and more than 20 tourist destinations. The SIT (Tourism Intelligence System) offers detailed visualisation for 40 tourist destinations. The degree of tourist satisfaction is measured to provide an index to measure the tourist's perception of the destination and what it has on offer. These indexes are prepared ...

What is the outlook for the Christmas season according to passenger air transport data? The number of flights to Spanish destinations has grown by 9,3%[i]. New Year's Eve and Epiphany periods experience improvements in capacity, searches and bookings. International bookings increase by 6.3% Alicante and the Canary Islands register the highest growth in scheduled capacity, searches and bookings. We provide you with an analysis of the main air travel trends for this Christmas in Spanish destinations. The data presented includes ...

How to monitor tourist searches on the Internet Google tools make it easy to track web searches, videos and news related to a tourist destination Dataestur includes a standard monthly report on tourist searches on the Internet Knowing what is being said about a destination on the Internet is key to a digital tourism strategy. It provides information about potential tourists, identifies preferences and what is of interest, and enables assessment of what competitors are offering and demand for this. ...

These are the latest official estimated data from the INE and refer to August 2024 Madrid, with an increase of more than 30% in the last year, is almost at 19,000 tourist-use housing units, twice as much as the number in Barcelona. Alicante leads the provincial ranking with the most new tourist-use housing units (around 6,500), followed by Madrid and Malaga, with an increase of 5,000 new tourist-use housing units. Up to 6 provinces have more than 20 TUH units ...