New record for Spanish tourism in 2019: 83.7 million arrivals and 2.8% more spending

The National Statistics Institute (INE) has confirmed that Spanish tourism broke in 2019 a new record in arrivals and spending of foreign tourists .

As advanced days ago in the advancement of provisional data the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto , the INE has estimated 83.7 million foreigners who came to Spain , which is 1.1% more than the previous year The expense also beat a new brand, after growing 2.8% and reaching 92,278 million euros.

The main countries of origin of tourists were the United Kingdom , Germany and France . The arrival of tourists resident in the United Kingdom decreased 2.4%, that of German tourists 2.1%, and that of tourists from France decreased 1.2%.

Catalonia was the main autonomous community of main destination in 2019, with 23.1% of total tourists. Behind the Balearic Islands (with 16.3%) and the Canary Islands (with 15.7%).

The average expenditure per tourist reached 1,102 euros, with an increase of 1.7% compared to 2018 . On the other hand, the average daily expenditure grew 5.8%, to 154 euros. The average duration of travel for international tourists was 7.2 days, which meant a decrease of 0.2 days compared to the average of the year 2018.

The country that spent the most in 2019 was the United Kingdom, with 17,986 million euros, 0.2% more than in 2018. It was followed by Germany (with 11,722 million and a decrease of 2.1%) and France (with 7,596 million and an increase of 2.6%).

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Balance The region exceeded 29 million tourists in 2019, 67% Spanish