Canary Islands: Strong rebound in tourism in March with an 11% increase in overnight stays According to data published by the Canary Islands Institute of Statistics (ISTAC), the tourism sector in the Canary Islands experienced significant growth during the month of March 2024, with a total of 8.9 million overnight stays recorded in hotels and […]

Will the expectations be met? The Canary Islands are expecting a moderately positive second quarter for hotel occupancy, according to the latest ISTAC forecasts. Occupancy rates are projected to be 75%, 70%, and 69% for April, May, and June, respectively, for hotels, and 67%, 60%, and 60% for tourist apartments. However, expectations among hoteliers and

Accommodation and Catering: A Key Sector for the EU Economy According to the latest statistics from Eurostat, the accommodation and food service sector in the European Union (EU) employed 9.9 million people in 2021, representing 6.3% of total employment in the business economy. The sector also generated a value added of €203.6 billion, equivalent to

Canarias receives 17% more tourists in February 2024 More than 1.5 million visitors arrived in the Canary Islands by air in February 2024, representing a 17% increase compared to the same month of the previous year. International tourists were the main contributors to this growth, with an increase of 17.23%, while domestic tourists also experienced

The opinion of residents matters The Canary Islands Statistics Institute (ISTAC) has launched a new module within the Survey of Socioeconomic Habits and Confidence (ECOSOC) to gauge residents’ perceptions of tourism in the archipelago. What do they want to know? The study seeks to explore the Canary Islanders’ assessment of the economic, social, cultural, and

“Data from the Resident Tourism Survey (RTS) for the fourth quarter of 2023 shows a 10.0% increase in the number of trips made by residents in Spain.” March 26, 2024 – The National Statistics Institute (INE) has published the data from the Residents’ Tourism Survey (ETR) for the fourth quarter of 2023. The results show

Occupancy in tourist accommodation outside hotels grew by 8.5% in February Overnight stays in apartments, campsites, rural tourism accommodation and hostels exceeded 6.7 million in February, 8.5% more than in the same month last year. This increase is mainly due to the growth of foreign tourism, which rebounded by 10.5%. Apartments: Overnight stays in tourist

“Our biggest problem is the low productivity of the economy, which is not advancing.” José Carlos Francisco, president of the Economic and Social Council, is interviewed by the Diario de Fuerteventura, click here to read the article.: Read post

  In 2023, the number of tourist accommodation nights in the EU reached 2.9 billion. This represents a 6.1% increase compared to 2022 and a 1.4% increase compared to the pre-2019 pandemic levels. This information comes from monthly data on tourist accommodations up to December 2023, published today by Eurostat. This article presents a handful

Excelcan and the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria sign an agreement for the periodical elaboration of tourism reports that will analyze the key aspects that influence the tourism outlook in the Canary Islands. You can read the report here: Read report Excelcan, the Association for Research, Study and Excellence in the Tourism Sector in