Spain welcomed 9.1 million international tourists in April, 5.2% more than in the same month last year, consolidating the strength of the tourism sector at the start of 2026.
The United Kingdom was once again the main source market, with around 1.7 million visitors in April, 2.7% more than a year earlier. France ranked second, with about 1.3 million tourists (+5.1%), while Germany recorded a 9.1% decline, to 1.2 million travellers.
Catalonia was again the main destination for international tourists in April, accounting for 20.8% of all arrivals. It was followed by Andalusia and the Valencian Community, which also recorded a high influx of foreign visitors.
With these figures, Spain has received a total of 26.5 million international visitors between January and April, 3.4% more than in the same period of 2025, according to data published on Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The figure keeps the sector on a trajectory compatible with the symbolic threshold of 100 million tourists a year, a barrier that only a few months ago seemed hard to reach in 2026.
April marks a turning point
