{"id":5176,"date":"2025-04-15T07:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/?p=5176"},"modified":"2025-04-15T07:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:18:35","slug":"spain-welcomes-over-5-million-international-tourists-in-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/?p=5176&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Spain Welcomes Over 5 Million International Tourists in February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5176\" class=\"elementor elementor-5176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c899d28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c899d28\" 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-e4b60d8\" data-id=\"e4b60d8\" 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-8f938b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f938b6\" 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=\"643\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graph-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5177\" alt=\"Spain Welcomes Over 5 Million International Tourists in February 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graph-1.jpg 643w, https:\/\/excelcan.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graph-1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/>\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-f25a779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f25a779\" 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 class=\"\" data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"388\">International tourism in Spain continues its upward trend: in February alone, the country welcomed 5.4 million international visitors, a 7.7% increase compared to the same month in 2024.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"538\">The first two months of 2025 reflect strong momentum, with nearly 10.5 million tourists visiting Spain \u2014 a 6.9% rise from the same period last year.<\/p><h6 data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"566\">Main Source Countries<\/h6><p class=\"\" data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"781\">The United Kingdom remained the top source of visitors, contributing one million tourists in February, a 6.8% increase year-on-year. France followed with 719,366 visitors (+15.9%) and Germany with 616,766 (+4.1%).<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"960\">From January to February, the UK led with close to 1.9 million visitors (+5.3%), followed by France with nearly 1.4 million (+14.1%) and Germany with around 1.2 million (+1.0%).<\/p><h6 data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1017\">Accommodation Preferences and Trip Characteristics<\/h6><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1308\">Market-based accommodation remained the most popular choice, growing 4.9% compared to the previous year. Within this category, hotel stays increased by 4.2%, and rental housing grew by 2.7%. Non-market accommodation (such as staying with relatives or friends) saw a notable 19.0% increase.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1575\">Most tourists stayed for four to seven nights \u2014 nearly 2.6 million people \u2014 which represented a 5.6% increase. The number of same-day visitors (those who did not stay overnight) rose sharply by 15.8%, while those with stays of more than 15 nights increased by 2.6%.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1710\">More than 4.2 million tourists travelled without a package tour in February (+9.0%), while nearly 1.2 million used a package (+3.0%).<\/p><h6 data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1752\">Most Visited Autonomous Communities<\/h6><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1930\">The Canary Islands were the most popular destination in February, attracting 26.8% of all international tourists. They were followed by Catalonia (21.1%) and Andalusia (14.4%).<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"2057\">Compared to February 2024, tourist numbers increased by 2.6% in the Canary Islands, 7.8% in Catalonia, and 6.9% in Andalusia.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2209\">From January to February, the Canary Islands received 2.8 million visitors (+2.8%), Catalonia 2.2 million (+10.0%), and Andalusia 1.5 million (+5.4%).<\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ine.es\/dyngs\/Prensa\/es\/EOAT1224.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ine.es\/dyngs\/Prensa\/FRONTUR0225.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\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-89fa417 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"89fa417\" 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\/FRONTUR0225.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\">PUBLICATION<\/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>International tourism in Spain continues its upward trend: in February alone, the country welcomed 5.4 million international visitors, a 7.7% increase compared to the same month in 2024. The first two months of 2025 reflect strong momentum, with nearly 10.5 million tourists visiting Spain \u2014 a 6.9% rise from the same period last year. 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