Tourism in the Canary Islands and Spain has reached historic levels in 2024, consolidating the excellent performance of the sector and breaking previous records in several indicators. Record tourist arrivalsThe Canary Islands will close 2024 with a historic figure of 18 million tourists, which means a combination of national (2.5 million) and foreign visitors (15.5

In 2023, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the EU was 973 million, 19.3% more than in 2022 (816 million). The data show that in 2023, all EU countries recorded an increase in the number of passengers carried by air compared to 2022. Passengers carried are passengers on a particular flight counted

The number of tourists entering the Canary Islands by air in October 2024 was 1,553,092. This represents an increase of 110,157 tourists (+7.6%) compared to the same month in 2023. Tourists resident abroad numbered 1,396,120, 8.58% more than in the same period last year, and those resident in Spain numbered 156,971, 0.1% less in annual

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