England, Germany = more than 50% of tourists

England is first country with 28,4%, followed closely by Germany with 24,2% and then France, Italy and Sweden each represent 6% of tourists.

Spain is the number one destination in Europe for tourists

Spain is without any doubt the number one destination for holidays in Europe. For the last yearly statistics available from Eurostat, Spain represented 20% of all the nights spent by tourists. Italy and France are respectively second and third with 15% and 10% of the tourists. Have a look at our news “What are the most favourite tourist destinations in Europe” to read more on that.

United Kingdom, France and Germany are the biggest buyers of real estate in Spain

This is not a surprise to us that England and Germany are the first two countries in terms of tourists flying to Spain. If you compare those statistics to our recently released infographic on “Who are the foreigners buying real estate in Spain?” you will note that United Kingdom is the first country with 17.7% of the foreign buyers during the last year (data available up to September 2016), followed by France with 8.9% and Germany and Sweden with each 7% of the purchases. So, you find the same countries in both rankings.

First people take some holidays then they love it and they come back to buy a property?

Foreigners bought 17% of properties in Spain during the last year.

As you can see in the chart, Foreigners bought 17%(green line, right scale), i.e. 77.000 properties (dark blue columns, left scale) of all the properties sold in Spain last year (red line, left scale). You surely noticed that the number of transactions per year (red line, left scale) is spiking. As you are one of our readers, you surely know why! If not check our “10+ reasons why you should buy in Spain now“.

Do you want to know where foreigners are buying in Spain?

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Coyuntura Turística Hotelera, 23 February 2017.

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Strong tourists arrivals in Spain in January 2017

In its last press release, the “Instituto Nacional de Estadistica” gave its update on the tourist sector.

In January, the growth of nights spent by tourists in Spain increased by 3,5% to 14.98 m.

Hotel occupancy rate at 45%

The occupancy rate of the hotel sector was 45% (+3%) and the rates charged per night went up by 7.3% to 78€.

Take our tip: January remains a very good month for travelling to Spain and getting the best deals available as the hotel occupancy rate is very low.

Andalusia for Spaniards, Canary Islands for foreigners

The biggest destinations for Spanish tourists were: Andalusia (18%), Madrid (16%) and 14%. The biggest destinations for foreigner tourists were Canary Islands by far with an impressive 55% and followed by Catalunya. In the Canary Islands, the occupancy rate is higher than 90% in January.

Which Spanish cities had the biggest occupancy rate in January? Mogan, Arona, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Adeje, Puerto de la Cruz, Tias, Las Palmas, Teguise, Yaiza and Pajara with all occupancy rate close to 90%.

Have a look at our earlier news and check why Spain remains the number one tourist destination in Europe with 20% of the nights spent by tourists. France and Italy are second and third.

Don’t forget that holidays are very important for your health. Check our infographic: “Why you should take more holidays?” to learn more on that.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Coyuntura Turística Hotelera, 23 February 2017.

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Stéphane

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Spain is by far the leader with 20% of market share!

In 2014, 1,2 Bn nights were spent by tourists in Europe according to Eurostat.

The Top three destinations are Spain with 21,5% of the nights, Italy with 15,5% of the nights and France with 10,8%.

Here is the full table with the million of nights spent during 2014:

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Stéphane

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