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Canary Islands see 0.3% rise in foreign tourists in August

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Canary Islands see slight rise in foreign tourists in August

The number of foreign tourists visiting the Canary Islands rose by 0.3% in August compared with the same month in 2025, reaching 1.24 million, while the revenue they generated in the sector grew by 3.1% to total €2.296 billion, according to data published this Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Visitor numbers down slightly over the year so far

Across the first eight months of the year, the Canary Islands received 10.26 million foreign tourists, a decline of 0.46% compared with the same period last year.

Spending per tourist rises as stays get shorter

Average spending per tourist in the islands stood at €1,851 in August, 2.7% higher than in July of the previous year, and daily spending per visitor rose even more sharply, up 7.6% to reach €224, according to the latest Tourist Spending Survey compiled by the INE. By contrast, the average stay of foreign visitors in the Canary Islands fell by 4.5% to 8.3 nights.

Spain as a whole records stronger growth

Across Spain, total spending by international tourists who visited the country in August rose by 9.2% compared with a year earlier, reaching €17.838 billion, while their average daily spending increased by 1.9% to €202. Spain received 12.3 million international tourists in August, 9.2% more than in the same month of 2025, according to the INE’s latest Statistics on Tourist Movements at Borders.

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