{"id":3407,"date":"2024-05-07T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2024-05-06T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:53:20","slug":"spain-sees-a-29-7-increase-in-tourist-spending-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/?p=3407&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Spain sees a 29.7% increase in tourist spending in March!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3407\" class=\"elementor elementor-3407\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eefbdda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eefbdda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf3f4d4\" data-id=\"cf3f4d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d918c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d918c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Noticia_27_02_2024-1024x597.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2611\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Noticia_27_02_2024-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Noticia_27_02_2024-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Noticia_27_02_2024-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Noticia_27_02_2024.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4839f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef4839f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:71\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>Canary Islands, Catalonia, and Andalusia lead the growth, while the United Kingdom, Germany, and Nordic countries top the spending by country<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea525db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea525db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><p><\/p><div><p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:168\"><strong>International tourists spent a total of 8.652 billion euros in Spain during March, representing a significant increase of 29.7% compared to the same month in 2023.<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:190\">The average tourist expenditure also experienced positive growth, reaching 1,363 euros, which is 7.3% more than last year. The average daily expenditure also rose by 5.4% to reach 180 euros.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:66\"><strong>United Kingdom, Germany and the Nordic countries lead spending<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:344\">In terms of emitting countries, the United Kingdom positioned itself as the main market, representing 15.8% of total spending, followed by Germany with 14.0% and the Nordic countries with 8.6%. Among these, it is worth noting the remarkable increase in spending from the United Kingdom (17.8%), Germany (45.1%) and the Nordic countries (27.6%).<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:74\"><strong>Activities, transport and accommodation: the main items of expenditure<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:470\">Tourist activities were consolidated as the most important item of expenditure in March, representing 21.0% of the total and experiencing a 26.2% increase compared to the same month in 2023. Expenditure on international transport (not included in package tours) and accommodation followed in importance, with 20.6% and 16.9% of the total, respectively. Both items also registered significant growth: international transport increased by 30.5% and accommodation by 26.0%.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:46\"><strong>Hotels and package-free travel gain ground<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:220\">58.2% of total expenditure in March was made by tourists staying in hotels, representing an annual increase of 24.4%. On the other hand, expenditure on non-market accommodation (such as tourist apartments) grew by 14.8%.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:199\">In terms of travel organization, tourists who chose to travel without a package tour experienced a 27.4% increase in their expenditure, while those who contracted a package tour did so by 37.8% more.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:41\"><strong>Leisure: the main reason for the trip<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:127\">Tourists who visited Spain for leisure reasons generated 81.5% of total expenditure, which means 30.2% more than in March 2023.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"25:1-25:62\"><strong>Canary Islands, Catalonia and Andalusia: star destinations<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"27:1-27:322\">The autonomous communities that benefited most from tourist spending in March were the Canary Islands (with 26.9% of the total), Catalonia (17.3%) and Andalusia (16.9%). It is important to highlight the remarkable growth in spending in these regions: 20.9% in the Canary Islands, 38.1% in Catalonia and 47.6% in Andalusia.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"29:1-29:190\"><strong>In summary, the tourism figures in Spain in March are very positive, with generalized growth in all items and a strong rebound in the arrival of visitors from the main emitting markets.<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"31:1-31:147\"><strong>This is a clear indication of the recovery of the Spanish tourism sector and its attractiveness as a leading international tourist destination.<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"20:1-20:147\"><strong>For more information, please consult the INE:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea192d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ea192d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ine.es\/dyngs\/Prensa\/EGATUR0324.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Press Release<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canary Islands, Catalonia, and Andalusia lead the growth, while the United Kingdom, Germany, and Nordic countries top the spending by country International tourists spent a total of 8.652 billion euros in Spain during March, representing a significant increase of 29.7% compared to the same month in 2023. 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