5 May 2025

Tourist Movements at Borders (FRONTUR)

March 2025. Provisional data

Main results

Spain received 6.6 million international tourists in March, 3.8% more than in the same month in 2024.
In the first three months of 2025, the number of tourists increased by 5.7%.

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In March, Spain received nearly 6.6 million international tourists, some 3.8% more than in the same month in 2024.

In the first three months of 2025, the number of tourists visiting Spain increased by 5.7% and approached 17.1 million.

International tourists arrivals by months

Annual variation. Percentage

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The United Kingdom was the main country of residence, with more than 1.2 million tourists in March, an increase of 3.6% compared to the same month in 2024. 896,441 tourists came from Germany (1.4% less) and 763,153 from France (3.5% less).

International tourists arrivals (*) by country of residence. March 2025

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(**) Includes the estimate for Russia.

The main incoming tourist countries during the first three months were the United Kingdom (with over 3.1 million tourists and an increase of 4.6%), France (with over 2.1 million and an increase of 7.1%) and Germany (with more than 2.1 million, 0.1% less).

Main type of accommodation and other characteristics of the trips

The number of tourists who chose market accommodation as their main type of accommodation in March remained the same as last year's rates. Within this type, hotel accommodation fell by 3.5%, while rented dwellings rose by 15.4%. On the other hand, non-market accommodation increased by 20.5%.

International tourist arrivals by type of accommodation. March 2025

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Tourists mostly stayed four to seven nights, amounting to nearly 3.3 million and an annual increase of 3.2%. The number of visitors increased by 8.0% among those without overnight stays (excursionists) and decreased by 1.6% among tourists with longer duration (more than 15 nights).

More than 5.1 million tourists travelled without a tourist package in March, an increase of 7.7%. Nearly 1.5 million tourists travelled with a tourist package, 7.8% less.

Autonomous communities of main destination

The Canary Islands were the top tourist destination in March, with 23.6% of the total. It was followed by Cataluña (20.8%) and Andalucía (16.0%).

0.9% more tourists visited Canarias than in March 2024. The number of tourists who visited Cataluña increased by 1.0% and those who visited Andalucía rose by 10.2%.

International tourist arrivals by main Autonomous Community of destination. Monthly and cumulative data. March 2025

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In the cumulative figure for the first three months of 2025, the Autonomous Communities that received the most tourists were Canarias (4.4 million: an increase of 2.1% as compared with the same period in 2024), Cataluña (3.6 million: an increase of 6.4%) and Andalucía (2.5 million: 7.4% more).

Data revisions and updates

The data published today are provisional and will be revised in March next year. All the results of this operation are available at INEbase.

Methodological note

The main objective of the Tourist Movement on Borders Survey (FRONTUR) is to estimate the number of non-residents visiting Spain on a monthly basis, as well as to know the main characteristics of the trips made by these visitors. The international definitions and recommendations of the UNWTO and EUROSTAT in this field are followed when preparing the FRONTUR.

Type of operation:: continuous monthly statistics.
Population scope:: this refers to non-residents in Spain who enter our country, whether or not they have stayed overnight, as well as those who pass through our country in transit.
Geographical scope:: the entire national territory. The sample is collected at the main access points for non-resident travellers, by road, airport, port and rail.
Reference period of the results:: the month.
Sample size:: the annual theoretical sample size of FRONTUR exceeds 450,000 surveys, which are distributed throughout the year, taking into account the seasonality of passenger flows.
Sampling type:: strata have been defined for each form of entry that group together border points, airports, ports and railway lines. In determining the road and airport sample, the day of the week in which the survey has been carried out is also identified, differentiating between working days, weekends and holidays. In airports, 21 air relations are defined (Spanish airport of origin-country of destination airport).
Collection method:: information is collected by direct interview when the traveller leaves Spain, using a multilingual electronic questionnaire.

For more information, you can access the methodology and the standardised methodological report.

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