Tourism up 18% in November all spending 23% more

The number of tourists who visited Spain continues to grow. In the latest report issued this week, it shows how in November, 5.14 million international tourists visited the country, 18.6% more than in November 2022 and 10.5% more than in the month of November 2019, considered the pre-pandemic reference year.

In the accumulated of the first eleven months, 79.8 million tourists have chosen Spain to enjoy their vacations, a figure that is already above the accumulated of 2019 (0.8% more) and that exceeds by 18.2% the accumulated figure from the same period last year, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

In addition, Spain once again breaks its tourist spending record in November. Foreign visitors contributed 6,6 billion euro, which represents a growth of 31.4% compared to the best figure recorded in the same month of 2019, and 23.6% more compared to 2022. Furthermore, during the first eleven months of 2023, spending has increased by 24% compared to 2022, totalling more than 101 billion euro.

For the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, “tourist arrivals and spending at the destination have accelerated significantly in the second half of the year, especially in the months that were historically considered low season, with double-digit growth, which has a very positive impact on the national economy, both in GDP and employment.”

The average expenditure per traveller and the average stay, two data that illustrate higher quality tourism and focus the policy efforts of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, also offer encouraging figures. Each tourist spent an average of 1,294 euro in November, 4.2% more than last year and 19% more than in 2019. Spending per day also reflects this growth, reaching 173 euro, 4.1% year-on-year and 7.4% more than in 2019.

The US grows 40% until November

The United Kingdom continues to lead the list of tourist-emitting countries in November, with 952,279 tourists, with an increase of 15.2% compared to November 2022. In the accumulated of the first eleven months of the year, the number of tourists from this country is 14.4% above the same period last year.

France and Germany, in that order, are the next countries with the most tourists visiting Spain. France has provided 641,986 tourists to Spain, 9% more than in November 2022; For its part, Germany brings 623,155 visitors, 18.5% more than in November of last year.

At the head of the countries with the highest growth this month, Belgium, which experienced a strong increase in November, of 32.5%, compared to November of last year. And after Belgium, Switzerland with a year-on-year growth of 29.5% and the Netherlands, 22%, are the markets that are growing the most.

Among the rest of the countries of residence, the strong year-on-year increase in tourists from the United States stands out, with 20.4% more arrivals than in the same month last year. The 241,784 travellers from the US reward the ministry’s policy efforts to attract long-range markets, whose stays tend to be longer as well as their spending. In the accumulated eleven months, the number of tourists from the United States has increased by almost 40% compared to the same period in 2022 and more than 16% compared to 2019.

Canary Islands, main destination

The Canary Islands are the first destination chosen by tourists in November, with 25.9% of the total. They are followed by Catalonia (22.3%) and Andalusia (14%).

The number of tourists who visited the Canary Islands increased by 12.4% and stood at over 1.3 million. Nearly 1.1 million tourists arrived in Catalonia, 19.7% more than in November 2022. The third main destination community by number of tourists is Andalusia, with nearly 710,000 and a year-on-year increase of 21.5%.

The community that grew the most in November is the Balearic Islands, with a year-on-year increase of 28.9%, followed by Valencia (26.3%) and Madrid (23.3%).

In the accumulated of the first eleven months of 2023, the communities that receive the most tourists are Catalonia (with 16.9 million and an increase of 21% compared to the same period in 2022), Illes Balears (with 14.2 million and an increase of 8.9%) and the Canary Islands (with 12.5 million, 13.1% more).

In terms of spending, in the accumulated until November the communities that benefited the most are Catalonia (with 19.3% of the total), the Canary Islands (18%) and the Balearic Islands (17.2%).

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