New data revealed that in the Canary Islands a significant decrease in the number of non-Spanish tourists was recorded earlier this year, the first time since the end of the pandemic.
According to the latest Frontur data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), this popular year-round holiday region off the coast of North Africa received just 1.2 million visitors in April. foreign tourists – that is 8.3 percent. less than in the same period last year.
This is the first notable drop in international tourism to the Canary Islands since 2019. in October, excluding the pandemic quarantine period.
