Statistics on Foreign Tourism. 05/2026

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in May 2026 stood at 2.2 million, a figure that represents a year-over-year increase of 13.1%.

By country of habitual residence, the countries from which the majority of tourists came from were France, the United States and the United Kingdom, with 485.2, 239.0 and 218.4 thousand tourists, respectively. These figures represent a year-over-year variation of 41.8%, 18.3% and −6.8%, respectively

On the other hand, by reason for traveling, leisure trips, business trips and trips for other reasons (health, studies, family...) had a tourist influx of 1.9 million, 184.9 and 115.6 thousand tourists, respectively.

As for the principal type of accommodation, hotels and similar had an influx of 1.6 million tourists.