Spain breaks tourism record: 58.1 million visitors by July

Spain has once more broken tourism records. The country welcomed 58.1 million international tourists between January and July 2026, 4.6% greater than in the identical period last yr.

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Tourism spending also hit an all-time high, reaching €82.05 billion, up 7.8%.

In July alone, Spain received 11.5 million international tourists, 4.6% more yr on yr. Visitor spending rose even further, by 10.9%, to €18.22 billion, in line with Frontur and Egatur figures published by Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE).

UK leads international tourism to Spain

The UK, France and Germany were the predominant source markets for tourists travelling to Spain between January and July, with 11.5, 7.2 and 6.9 million visitors, respectively.

Arrivals from the UK increased by 4.6% and people from France by 1.2%, while the variety of German tourists fell by 0.5%.

Italy was the fastest-growing market in percentage terms between January and July, with 3.5 million tourists, 10.3% greater than a yr earlier.

There was also a notable 16.9% increase in visitors from other countries, to 717,000, while their spending rose by 24.5%.

In July, the UK once more topped arrivals, with 2.2 million tourists, 5.6% greater than a yr earlier. British visitors spent €3.04 billion in Spain during that month, 4.8% more year-on-year.

Catalonia leads tourism in Spain as Madrid accelerates its growth

Catalonia was probably the most visited autonomous community between January and July, with 11.94 million international tourists, 2.9% greater than a yr earlier. It was followed by the Balearic Islands, with 9.16 million visitors, up 1.8%, and the Canary Islands, with 9.02 million, down 0.6%.

Andalusia received 9.02 million tourists as much as July, an 8.2% year-on-year increase. Madrid and the Valencian Community recorded the strongest growth among the many predominant destinations, with increases of 9.6% and eight.9%, respectively.

In July, the Valencian Community received 1.63 million visitors, 9.5% greater than a yr earlier, while Madrid reached 800,000 tourists, an 11% increase.

Tourism spending in Spain hits a recent record

Probably the most common length of stay amongst international tourists was 4 to seven nights, with 5.7 million travellers, 8.7% greater than a yr earlier. As well as, almost 8.5 million tourists travelled and not using a package tour, compared with 3.1 million who booked one.

Accommodation accounted for the biggest share of spending, with 19.8% of the whole, followed by package tours, with 19.3%, and international transport, with 19.2%.