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In July alone, 12.4 million foreign tourists arrived in Spain by air, up 5.8% from the same month last year, according to data from Turespaña (Tourism Institute of Spain).
The majority of international air passengers came from Europe, which accounted for 87.4% of the total and recorded a 6.1% increase, Spanish news site Democrata reported.
The American market made up 5.7%, up 3.1%, while passenger flows from Asia rose 4.1%.
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Passengers in the Ryanair check-in area at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, June 24, 2022. Photo by Reuters |
Spain's tourism boom has benefited the economy.
According to figures from Turespaña, Spain's tourism employment increased by 110,712 workers in July, up 3.7% from the same month last year, bringing tourism-related employment close to 3.1 million.
The sector now accounts for 13.9% of all workers registered with Spain’s Social Security system.
Spain is forecast to welcome around 43 million international visitors between June and September 2026, marking a 6% increase compared to the same period last year.
Their total spending is projected to reach approximately €64 billion (US$73 billion), up 10%, according to the tourism institute under the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.
During the first six months of 2026, 46.57 million international visitors arrived in Spain, 4.6% more than during the same period last year.
