November 2024

Excelcan, the Association for Research, Study and Excellence in the Tourism Sector in the Canary Islands and the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria have presented the report on the tourism situation corresponding to the third quarter of 2024, highlighting the solid progress of the sector in the archipelago. Excelcan, the Association for Research, Study […]

According to the Tourist Expenditure Survey, produced quarterly by the Canary Islands Statistics Institute (ISTAC), 34% of tourists who travelled to the Canary Islands during the third quarter of 2024 did not consider another destination when choosing their trip. The main destinations considered by the rest of the tourists were: another Canary Islands destination, Greece,

India, with 1.4 billion inhabitants and a booming middle class expected to reach 60 per cent of the population by 2047, represents a promising market for tourism to Europe. The main characteristics of the Indian traveller India’s outbound tourism to Europe is booming, with growing interest in alternative destinations outside the traditional Southeast Asian circuits.

In the face of complicated behaviour, hotels need more data than ever to respond to their needs. The ‘all-rounder’ traveller combines traditional and trendy destinations; relies more on online communities than personal recommendations; increasingly travels to events; spends little time in accommodation; travels on a tight budget, but is still willing to spend on hotel

The Minister of Public Works and Housing of the Canary Islands Government, Pablo Rodríguez, has announced that they are working to elucidate how to use the status of Outermost Region (RUP) of the Canary Islands to try to limit the purchase of housing by non-resident foreigners. The debate on limiting the purchase of homes by

According to the Tourist Expenditure Survey, produced quarterly by the Canary Islands Statistics Institute (ISTAC), 34% of tourists who travelled to the Canary Islands during the third quarter of 2024 did not consider another destination when choosing their trip. The main destinations considered by the rest of the tourists were: another Canary Islands destination, Greece,

General data Hotel and extra-hotel establishments registered 8 million overnight stays in September 2024, representing an increase of 1.85% with respect to those registered in the same period in 2023. Overnight stays by foreigners increased by 3.61%, while those by residents in Spain decreased by 7.72%. The number of travellers entering these establishments amounted to

Istac publishes third quarter data El número de turistas que entraron por vía aérea a Canarias en septiembre de 2024 se cifró en 1.321.749. Esto supone un aumento de 99.718 turistas (+8,5%) respecto al mismo mes de 2023. Los turistas residentes en el extranjero son 1.126.007, un 9,72% más que en el mismo periodo del

 Provisional data Spain received 9.6 million international tourists in September, 9.1% more than in the same month of 2023. In the first nine months of 2024 the number of tourists visiting Spain increased by 10.9% and exceeded 73.9 million. This is the highest figure in the INE’s Frontur series.The United Kingdom was the main country

September 2024. Provisional data Overnight stays in non-hotel tourist accommodation (flats, campsites, rural tourism accommodation and hostels) exceeded 13.9 million in September, with an increase of 3.7% over the same month last year. Overnight stays by residents increased by 1.4% and those by non-residents by 5.3%. The average stay was 4.0 overnight stays per traveller.