Spain. Between January and May came to this country 19 million international tourists, which means an increase of 7.3% over the same period last year, according to figures from the survey of the Frontier Tourist Movement (FRONTUR) prepared by the Institute of Tourism Studies, and just released by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade.
This same source reports that in May the flow of international tourist arrivals grew by 4.2%, with 5.2 million visitors received data confirming the smooth running of the Spanish tourist industry in recent months.
With respect to the source markets, the study shows that Britain remains at the top, having sent 190,000 tourists in May over to Spain, which represents an increase of 15.4% to a total of 1.4 million travelers from that source, who chose to major destinations like the Balearic Islands and Andalusia.
Moreover, the survey confirms France in second place as an emitter, accounting for 14.8% of arrivals, although the market experienced a decrease of 1.3%, which was noticeable especially in Catalonia, the main destination. “In the first five months of the year, however, there has been an increase of 3.9% at the entrance of French tourists,” explains the official note presents these results.
The data of May is particularly remarkable developments in the Netherlands, with an increase of 18%, was the fourth largest in the number of arrivals to Spain and participated in the overall growth of the month, with the Balearic Islands community who most benefited from this result. In the first five months, the increase reached 24.7%.
Ireland is another market increased significantly, from 11.8% in May. In absolute terms were 127,132 Irish tourists arriving in Spain in May with a variation for the first five months of 13.1%. The Nordic countries, in turn, experienced an increase of 6.6% in May and 20.4% in calculating accumulated.
“America as a whole, which accounted for 6% of tourists received, a significant increase of 74.2% and Rest of Europe group also experienced significant growth this month, 12.4%,” concludes the official note.
In the analysis section in reference to the destinations, the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and Catalonia, with increases of 12.9%, 9.6% and 6.8% respectively, are the communities that experienced a greater increase in tourist arrivals in assessed by the survey period?