The Balearic Islands stand out as a destination for international tourists and in the summer months there is practically one tourist for every two residents. International tourism is concentrated in a few destinations and five provinces account for more than half of arrivals: Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Malaga, Girona and Alicante. Domestic tourism is mainly...
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Recovery took effect in 2023 and accelerated in the first quarter of 2024, with an increase of around 15% in tourism arrivals. 90% of international tourism continues to be concentrated in six autonomous communities, but dependence on the three major European markets has dropped: United Kingdom, France and Germany. 2023 relaunched tourism from the...
Barcelona is the destination most searched for by international tourists using Google Spain is the second most popular destination in the world based on Google searches for flights and tourist accommodation In general, there is a correlation between online searches - especially for accommodation - and the destinations chosen by tourists. Spain was the...
Christmas lights are one of the major commercial attractions in cities during the festive season and particular cities are worth special mention on account of the investments they make, the promotion of their lights and their creativity. Taking data from the experimental statistics for measuring tourism through mobile phones from the National Statistics Institute,...
Madrid is the destination par excellence, especially thanks to domestic tourism. The Canary Islands are the preferred destination for international tourists during the Christmas season, with municipalities that concentrate a large number of arrivals. Together, Andalusia and Catalonia are the autonomous regions with the most tourists due to strong internal tourism in both regions....
The average spending per trip for this sort of tourist is more than four times the general rate, due to an average stay of almost 50 days. Catalonia, Andalusia and the Region of Valencia are the regions that receive the most "student tourists": approximately one out of every five arriving in Spain. Study abroad...
Spain is a safe country, as can be seen from the data collected by law enforcement agencies and compared with Eurostat figures. You can consult Dataestur's "Citizen Safety" scorecard with data from the Crime Statistics System and Eurostat. Spain outperforms most countries in many categories of European safety statistics. For example, it has one...
Data spaces are environments for the voluntary and secure exchange of data. They will be the basis for sharing data resulting from the interaction between tourist, destination and tourism company. Segittur and Turium have presented the report "Spain and the challenge of tourism data spaces", which delves into the value of data spaces for...
Cultural Tourism Boosting the Recovery of the Sector In 2022, the movement of national tourists was similar to the figures seen in 2019. Cultural tourism represented 11% of all journeys made. The figures for visitors and spending confirm that it was the year of the sector’s recovery. Destinations such as Asturias, Murcia or the...
The Balearic Islands are the main summer tourist destination in Spain according to 2022 data, based on the total number of tourists, irrespective of their domestic or international origin. They are followed by Madrid and Barcelona, which continue to be top summer destinations, with their provinces attracting more than five million tourists. The season...