In view of the data for the first quarter of the year, the majority of Spaniards from all communities, except the Balearic Islands, travel less than before the pandemic, but when they do, they extend their stay somewhat and, above all, spend considerably more, with the Canary Islanders spending the most.
The Residents Tourism Survey published this Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) reveals that between January and March, the group of Spanish citizens residing in the Balearic Islands made 10.57% more trips than in the same period of 2019, while, for example, the Basques traveled 33.51% less, those from Castilla-La Mancha 27.78% less, and those from Navarra 27.03% less.
Only those from Extremadura (-2.78%), Aragon (-5.38%), Valencia (-6.54%), and Madrid (-6.91%) came close to the figures for the last first quarter before the arrival of COVID.
However, the average duration of trips has increased in ten communities, up to 46.15% in the case of Cantabria or 26.39% and 23.89% in the case of the Balearic and Canary Islands, respectively, while it has decreased more in the case of Aragon (-13.13%) and Castilla-La Mancha (-11.44%).
The longest trips in the first quarter were made by Spaniards residing in the Balearic Islands (5.70 days on average), Cantabria (3.99 days), the Canary Islands (3.89), and Madrid (3.69), and the shortest by those from Aragon (2.58 days), La Rioja (2.70), and Murcia (2.81 days).
Regarding the average expenditure per person on trips, in addition to Ceuta, where it has increased by 70.26% in four years - in contrast, in Melilla it has fallen by 6.14% - it has increased more among those from Asturias (41.41%), the Basque Country (39.60%), and Valencia (39.06%), and less among those from the Balearic Islands (7.70%), Madrid (10.72%), and La Rioja (13.84%).
Translated into money, these increases equate to 25.12 euros more per day spent for Basque travelers, 22.81 for Valencian travelers, 22.79 for Asturian travelers, and 20.12 for Canary Islanders.
In any case, the Spaniards who live in the Canary Islands are the ones who spend the most on their trips according to the figures from January to March (90.27 euros), ahead of Basques (88.55 euros), Catalans (88.33), and Murcians (86.89 euros), far from the average expenditure per traveler of those from Extremadura (58.18 euros), Aragon (66.67 euros), and Castilla-La Mancha (71.45 euros).
