Spain welcomed 9.1 million international tourists in April, 5.2% more than in the same month last year, amounting to some 450,000 extra visitors.
The United Kingdom was once again the main source market, with almost 1.7 million visitors in April, 2.7% more than a year earlier. France took second place, with around 1.3 million tourists (+5.1%), while Germany recorded a 9.1% drop 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 saw a high influx of foreign visitors.
With these figures, Spain totals 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 path compatible with the symbolic threshold of 100 million tourists a year, a barrier that only a few months ago seemed difficult to reach in 2026.
