The Valencian Community has registered a new record of foreign tourist arrivals for the first half of the year with 5,309,844 international tourists, 19.9% more than in the same period in 2023; and a record outlay of 6,4 billion euro, which represents a year-on-year increase of 28%, one of the highest recorded at national level.
The market that has contributed most to this increase in accumulated foreign spending in the Valencian Community has been the British market, which has spent 1,6 billion euro up to June, 33% more than in the same half of the previous year. This is followed by the Nordic market, which has spent 767.3 million euro, 37.4% more, and France, which, with 703.2 million euro spent, has increased its spending by 17.6% year-on-year.
It is of course worth noting that prices have increased in this time too, including for hotels and hospitality, amongst others.
These are the best results in the entire historical series, thus continuing the upward trend in foreign tourism in recent months. From January to June, each visitor spent an average of 1,212 euro in the Valencian Community, 6.6% more than the previous year, with an average stay of 9.3 day, 4.3% higher than in 2023. The average daily expenditure stands at 130 euro, which represents a year-on-year growth of 2.3%.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, in accordance with Orden PRE/1282/2007 and RD 145/2024, the minimum amount required to enter Spain is 113.4 euro per person per day. Regardless of the length of stay, the traveller must have at least 1,020.6 euro or its equivalent in
Tourist arrivals by markets
By market, the most important nationality for the Valencian Community continues to be the United Kingdom, with the arrival of 1,419,811 Britons in the first half of the year, 18.7% more than in 2023.
France is next with 823,189 tourists, 18% more than in the same period last year; the Nordic countries with 487,095 tourists, 22.6% more than in the same period last year; and the Netherlands, with 397,308 visitors, representing a growth of 17.3%.
In addition, the German market grew by 24.5% with the arrival of 374,833 Germans until June and tourists from Italy reached 272,146, 23.9% more than in the same period of the previous year.
Historical maximum of the Valencian Community in June
In June alone, international tourists visited the Valencian Community to the tune of 1,120,102, an increase of 19.5% year-on-year; and spent 1,4 billion euro, which represents an increase of 26.3% compared to June last year.
In this same month each visitor spent an average of 1,253 euro, 5.7% more; and spending per day reached 132 euro, 2.7% more year-on-year. The length of stay for the majority of tourists was 9.5 days with 10.6 million overnight stays, which represents an increase of 23% compared to June 2023.
By market, the main emitters were the British, French and Nordic countries, the latter with a significant year-on-year increase of 41.2%. Arrivals of Italians rose in June by 25.2% and those of Germans by 3%.
