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Andalucía led Spanish residents’ domestic trips in Q2 2026

Residents of Spain made 7.89 million overnight trips to Andalucía in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 6.39 million to Catalonia and 5.15 million to the Valencian Community. The Balearic Islands had the highest reported daily spending at €117 per person.

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Spain Hotel Business Editorial Team

Domestic demandTrips, nights and daily spending by destination
Trips, nights and daily spending by destination
  1. Andalucía7,889,116 trips
  2. Catalonia6,387,125 trips
  3. Valencian Community5,153,044 trips
  4. Castilla y León3,919,520 trips
  5. Madrid region3,043,217 trips
  6. Castilla-La Mancha2,781,223 trips
  7. Galicia2,381,927 trips
  8. Aragón1,740,366 trips
  9. Canary Islands1,293,388 trips
  10. Extremadura1,091,802 trips
  11. Murcia1,067,604 trips
  12. Basque Country1,036,464 trips
  13. Cantabria965,713 trips
  14. Asturias933,508 trips
  15. Balearic Islands911,554 trips

Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.

Switch the measure for the 15 communities with the most trips. The data table covers all 17 communities. Pins are reference cities.

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Trip counts put Andalucía first

Andalucía accounted for 16.8% of all trips by Spanish residents, including foreign trips in the denominator. Its share of the 41.62 million trips with a destination in Spain was about 19.0%. Catalonia and the Valencian Community followed in the domestic ranking. Source 1 Source 2

Nights and trips give different views of demand

Andalucía recorded 25.90 million nights. Catalonia recorded 18.38 million and the Valencian Community 17.56 million. The Valencian Community had about 81% as many trips as Catalonia but about 96% as many nights. Its visitors stayed longer on average in the survey. Source 1

The highest daily outlay came from a smaller destination by trip count

The Balearic Islands received about 912,000 trips and had average spending of €117 per day. Madrid was close at €116, and the Canary Islands averaged €115. Andalucía led total spending among domestic destinations at €2.13 billion and averaged €82 per day. Source 1

The survey covers resident travel across accommodation types

The figures cover residents of Spain taking trips with at least one overnight stay. They include different accommodation arrangements, including stays in private homes. They measure travel to a destination and differ in scope from counts of nights sold by hotel establishments. Source 2 Source 3

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