Spain hosted 324,300 Irish visitors in August 2026, surprisingly down 3pc compared to August 2025 and up 20.3pc compared with pre-pandemic. Rolling annual was 3,058,028, up 5.6pc on the twelve months to August 2025.
Overall, Spain hosted 46.56m international tourists in the first six months of 2026, a rise of 4.6pc on the previous year, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute.
These visitors have spent a total of €63,800m, up 7pc on the same period in 2025. In June alone the country received 9.7m international visitors, 2.9pc more than in June 2025, who spent €13,579m, an increase of 4pc. England remained the leading source market, followed by Germany and France. Average spend per tourist ireached €1,393.
The Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Andalusia were the top destinations. Industry leaders note that spending continues to outpace arrivals, pointing to higher-value tourism despite some slowdown in growth rates.
