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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 Balearic Islands exceeded the number of visitors seen in 2019, with increases of up to 74%. Santiago de Compostela also recorded very positive data, acting as ...

Analysis of tourist flows last summer in tourist hotspots 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 of sun and beaches places a number of Mediterranean provinces among the most visited: Alicante, Malaga and ...

Analysis based on the 2022 data from the tourist occupancy survey (campsites) by the National Statistics Institute (INE) Guests in campsites in Spain are mainly domestic tourists. Their trips take place primarily between April and September, albeit with much more intensity in the months of July and August (these two months account for more than 45% of the overnight stays). Catalonia is the main destination, with figures that almost triple the number of travellers to the second autonomous region (Andalusia) ...

Analysis based on the 2022 data from the tourist occupancy survey (accommodation in rural tourism) by the National Statistics Institute (INE) Travellers who typically choose rural accommodation are Spanish tourists who travel mainly between April and September (around 70% of the overnight stays, of which half are in the months of July and August). Their main destination is Castile and Leon and their average stay is between 2 and 3 nights (except in July and August, between 3 and 4 ...

Analysis based on the 2022 data from the tourist occupancy survey (tourist apartments) by the National Statistics Institute (INE) The most common profile of guests at tourist apartments in Spain is that of foreign tourists who travel mainly between April and October (even more frequently in the summer months, which account for around half of the overnight stays of the entire year), whose main destination is the Canary Islands, and whose average stay exceeds five nights. In fact, the average ...

Analysis based on the 2022 data from the tourist occupancy survey (hotel establishments) by the National Statistics Institute (INE) Tourists who chose hotel establishments in 2022 were typically foreign travellers who mainly book a four-star hotel for an average stay of more than three nights. The stays are mainly between April and October (with greater intensity in the summer months, accounting for about 40% of the overnight stays). In terms of the number of tourists, there are more Spanish (51.77%) ...

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