US EditionSpain hosts record number of summer tourists
- Spain saw an unprecedented influx of 22.3 million international visitors during July and August 2025, surpassing previous summer tourist numbers.
- This surge followed strong growth with last year’s tourism growth revised upwards to 3.5 percent, making tourism a key economic driver.
- The National Statistics Institute reported 11 million arrivals in July and 11.3 million in August, a 1.6 and 2.9 percent year-on-year increase respectively.
- Locals in popular destinations like Barcelona, Málaga, the Balearic, and Canary Islands protested against overtourism, citing rising rents and neighborhood changes.
- The record influx highlights Spain’s continuing role as the world’s second most-visited country but also signals growing challenges linked to tourism pressure.
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Tourism, an activity that contributes 12.3% to the national GDP, continues to show an enviable state of health. Between January and August, the arrival of foreign tourists again marked record figures, when the 66.8 million visitors rose. This figure represents an increase of almost 4% over the same period of the previous year, well below the 11.2% that grew just one year ago. The industry itself has been warning that, very probably, the sector i…
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