Spain breaks new tourist record in 2023: up 18.7% to 85.1 M travellers, Catalonia, Balearics and Canaries most visited | The Corner

CdM| Spain closed the year with a new record in tourist arrivals, as all forecasts had predicted. According to National Statistics Institute (INE) data published today, a total of 85.1 million tourists visited Spain in 2023, an increase of 18.7% over the previous year, reports Europa Press. Comparing this figure with 2019, before the pandemic, tourist arrivals were 1.9% higher.

The British and French are at the head of tourist arrivals in 2023, with Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands being the communities that have benefited the most from the good tourist moment in our country.

Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by 14.6%, those from France by 17% and those from Germany by 10.6%. However, the data show that despite the more than 28.1 million British and German tourists in 2023, a record year for the sector, one million visitors have been lost between the two countries compared to 2019.

On the other hand, the exponential growth…