In January, the Canary Islands were the leading destination in the country for international tourists, accounting for 29% of total arrivals, according to data published by the National Statistics Institute. Catalonia followed the Canary Islands, with 19.2%, and Andalusia with 13.8%.
Arrivals to the Canary archipelago exceeded 1.2 million, 58.5% more than in January 2022. The main countries of residence of tourists arriving in the Canary Islands were the United Kingdom (with 33.2% of the total) and Germany (18.0%).
The number of tourists visiting Catalonia increased by 71.6% to 798,331. 18.1% come from France and 10.6% from Italy.
The third main destination community by number of tourists is Andalusia, with 571,873 and an annual increase of 76.8%. The United Kingdom is the main country of origin (with 16.3% of the total), followed by the aggregate of Nordic countries (11.3%).
In the rest of the communities, the number of tourists increased by 113.1% in the Community of Madrid, 71% in the Valencian Community and 54.5% in the Balearic Islands.
