Last year, Lanzarote received 2.6 million foreign tourists, 300,000 more people than the previous year. Two thirds of the increase was due to the growth in the number of travelers from the United Kingdom.
In 2023, one and a half million British tourists arrived, 196,635 more people than during the previous year, according to the Lanzarote Data Center.
The economic stagnation of the United Kingdom does not discourage the British when it comes to traveling and Lanzarote is one of their favorite places to do so. This market is now equivalent to 56.4% of foreign tourism in Lanzarote.
Meanwhile, Ireland is consolidating its overtaking of Germany with respect to tourists in Lanzarote. In 2023, 327,655 Irish people arrived on the island, 54,000 more than the previous year.
Tourism from Germany also increased in 2023, although much less. Nearly 25,000 more Germans arrived than in the previous year, totaling 267,279 tourists.
In fact, French tourism increased more than German tourism, with 27,000 more French people arriving in 2023 than in the previous year, reaching 198,447 travelers. A considerable increase, but one that is overshadowed by the British numbers, whose growth in travelers equals the total number of French travelers.
The fifth foreign market is Italy, which was about to reach 100,000 travelers in 2023, although its growth is slowing down compared to previous years.
