Spain received the visit of 5.4 million international tourists last March, which represents an increase of 9.6% compared to the same month of the previous year.
During the first three months of 2018, the number of tourists who visited Spain increased by 6% and exceeded 13.7 million. These data do not include transit travelers or day visitors without overnight stays.
The country that contributed the most visitors in March was the United Kingdom, with almost 1.2 million tourists (22% of the total) and an increase of 5.6% compared to the same period in 2017. The next countries in this ranking were Germany (almost 820,000) and France (650,000).
The autonomous communities that received the most tourists during the past month of March were Canary Islands (25% of the total) and Catalonia (22.5%). Andalusia was third with 14% of the total tourists arriving in Spain.
In absolute figures, the Canary Islands were visited by just over 1.3 million tourists in March, 5% more than in March 2017, while Catalonia received just over 1.2 million tourists, 5.1% more than in the same month of 2017. In the case of Andalusia, there were almost 785,000 tourists, 8.9% more than the previous year.
If we analyze the accumulated figures for the first three months of 2018, the Canary Islands rank first with more than 3.7 million visitors, which represents an increase of 1.7% compared to the same period in 2017. Catalonia occupies the second position with almost 3.1 million tourists and an increase of 3.4%. Andalusia is third with more than 1.9 million visitors and a growth of 4.4%.
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