Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (EFE).- The Canary Islands received 1.23 million foreign tourists in February, 4.29% more than in the same month of 2019, before the pandemic, who spent on their vacations in the islands of 1,793.09 million, 24.02% above before the covid-19 broke into the sector.
According to data published this Monday by the National Institute of Statistics, last February the Canary Islands tourism sector obtained results that clearly exceed those it presented in 2019, with 50,705 more international tourists than that year and an additional expense of 347.35 millions of euros.
In the first two months of the year, the arrival of tourists from other countries to the Canary Islands has grown by 4.10% compared to the same period in 2019, to add 2.43 million people, who have checked in on their vacations on the islands 3,498.13 million euros, 587.17 million more than before the health crisis (+20.17%).
The Canary Islands was the first main destination for tourists who chose Spain to spend a few days off in February, with 28.5% of the total. They are followed by Catalonia (21.4%) and Andalusia (14.2%).
The main countries of residence for tourists arriving on the islands are the United Kingdom (33.1% of the total) and Germany (17.1%).
In terms of spending, the Canary Islands accounted for 33.7% of the sector’s turnover in Spain in February, followed by Catalonia, with 17.5%, and the Community of Madrid, with 13.6%.
The average expenditure by tourists on their holidays in the Canary Islands amounted to 1,457 euros in February, 0.4% more than last year, with 165 euros per person per day, 15.7% more. On the other hand, the average stay has been reduced by 13.3%, to stay slightly below nine days (8.8). EFE
