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Between January and June 2025, Spain received a total of 52 million international passengers, marking a 6.4% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Passenger arrivals from major source markets continued to rise in June, following the upward trend established since the end of the pandemic. Among emerging markets, notable increases were seen from China and South Korea, as well as from Turkey and Colombia.

The United Kingdom remained the top source market, accounting for 2.5 million international passengers or 23.6% of the total. The Balearic Islands were the main destination for British travellers, receiving 26.9% of them, followed by the Canary Islands with 20.7%. Among the regions, Galicia and Murcia recorded the strongest year-on-year growth, each surpassing 7%.

Germany contributed 1.4 million passengers in June, making up 13.6% of the total and showing a 1% annual increase. The Balearic Islands remained the main destination with a 46.4% share, although this represented a 1.6% decrease. Catalonia and the Canary Islands followed with growth rates of 3.6% and 2.7%, respectively.

Italy accounted for 9.7% of international arrivals in June, totalling 1 million passengers and posting a significant 8.4% year-on-year increase. All regions benefited from this rise except Galicia, which saw a decline. Madrid and Catalonia together received 53.8% of these travellers. The Valencian Community and the Basque Country showed particularly strong growth, each exceeding 20%.

France accounted for 7.3% of the total international arrivals in June, with a 2.5% increase. Catalonia and Madrid received 46.7% of French visitors, but the Balearic Islands recorded the strongest growth, welcoming over 15,000 additional international passengers compared to the same month last year.

Passengers from the Netherlands made up 4.6% of the total and experienced a 3.5% increase. They mainly travelled to Catalonia (20.8%) and the Valencian Community (19%). All regions except the Canary Islands recorded year-on-year growth, with Andalusia and the Basque Country standing out.

Autonomous Communities as Destinations

In June, the six main autonomous communities—Madrid, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Andalusia, and the Valencian Community—accounted for 97.1% of all international arrivals. All of them saw growth, with the Valencian Community recording the most significant increase at 10.7%, and Madrid the most moderate at 1.5%. The Balearic Islands received the highest number of passengers, accounting for 21.4% of total arrivals, and showed a 1.7% increase.

Airports

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport received the highest number of arrivals on traditional airlines in June, with 1.72 million passengers (a 3.3% increase). It was followed by Barcelona with 681,571 international passengers (up 4.4%), and Palma with 584,278 arrivals, although Palma saw a 1.5% year-on-year decrease. The airport with the highest year-on-year growth was Valencia, with a 12.2% increase in arrivals compared to June of the previous year.

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