In the past month of July, rail transport as a whole recorded a decline of 3.2% compared to the same month of 2025, remaining slightly above 51.8 million passengers. The adjustment was concentrated mainly on High-Speed services (AVE, Avlo, Ouigo, and Iryo), which decreased by 6.8% year-on-year, down to 3.8...
The advance of extreme heat episodes is causing localized declines in climate perception in Mediterranean destinations. However, Spain and Greece show a notable capacity for resilience, in contrast to the more marked deterioration recorded by France and Italy, which are losing ground after several episodes of very high temperatures, especially...
The disbursement made by international tourists in Brazil until the month of July amounted to 6.543 billion dollars (5.620 billion euros), which represents a year-on-year increase of 9.4% compared to the 5.977 billion dollars (5.134 billion euros) recorded a year earlier.According to the figures released by the Central Bank of...
17% of Spaniards have opted for September to enjoy their vacations in 2026, the same percentage recorded in 2024 and 2025, which consolidates the ninth month of the year as a fixed option within the rest calendar, according to the Seasonal Report of ObservaTUR.The prominence of September is now five...
Almost four out of ten tourists, specifically 39%, admit to having gone to a tourist destination mainly to take a photo or record a video for their social networks, according to the latest report from TUI Musement, which examines how these platforms influence the inspiration, organization, and experience of travel.The...
The campsites in Spain face the month of August practically at full capacity, with occupancy levels nearing 100%, and with a gradual change in the type of audience that chooses them. According to the Spanish Federation of Campsites (FEEC), the national traveler is gaining increasing weight compared to other traditional...
The number of travelers who have landed in Spain from Italy and who have been identified since the early hours of Saturday at national airports exceeds one thousand, according to data provided this Monday by the Ministry of the Interior.The temporary re-establishment of border controls at airports and ports with...
The number of long-distance railway passengers fell by 9.5% year-on-year in June, down to 4.36 million travelers. Within this category, high-speed services (AVE, Avlo, Ouigo, and Iryo) recorded a decrease of 9.8%, with 3.6 million users, according to provisional data released this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE)....
Peru recorded the arrival of 1.628 million international tourists until the month of June, which represents a year-on-year drop of 0.7% and a recovery of 74.8% of the volume of travelers registered before the pandemic for this same period, according to data released by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and...
Turkey recorded 25.8 million foreign tourists in the first half of 2026, which allowed it to sustain tourism revenues of 25.8 billion dollars (around 22.4 billion euros) and practically repeat the results of the previous year, despite the geopolitical tension in the Middle East, as detailed by the Minister of...
The National Union of Travel Agencies (UNAV) and the Spanish Federation of Associations of Travel Agencies (Fetave) have urged various tourism providers to act with "the utmost understanding and flexibility" in light of the problems generated by the fires occurring in several areas of Spain, which are disrupting the operations...
Tourism in Spain is undergoing a fundamental change in the way of traveling. The classic model of short getaways, with compressed routes and chained plans, is losing strength against a new consumption pattern, according to a sector report released this Wednesday by the long-term hotel booking platform Stayforlong.Travelers are shifting...
The average spending of international visitors traveling to Spain reaches 2,618 euros per stay, 36% above the 1,926 euros that Spaniards spend on average when traveling abroad, according to the 2026 Mastercard Payments Barometer in the tourism sector, prepared by Inmark.The study highlights that long-distance travelers from outside the European...
The President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, and the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, announced this Monday that they have finalized negotiations for an updated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two largest European economies located outside the EU, with the aim of...
The demand for bus transport in Spain increased by 2.55% between January and May 2026 compared to the same period last year, reaching 1,535 million passengers, according to the latest data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).The Spanish Confederation of Bus Transport (Confebús) emphasizes that in May alone, 327...
The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has reported that the incidents registered on the railway network during the first quarter of 2026 —materialized in track closures, speed restrictions, and reduced train circulation— "conditioned" the provision of railway services and "reduced supply and demand" in that period.The regulatory body emphasizes...
Summer getaways focused on "cultural, leisure, or sporting events" are consolidating this year as one of the top priorities for Spanish tourists. This is indicated by the latest data from the "Global Travel Confidence Index" report, prepared by the consultancy Ipsos for Allianz Partners, which points to a shift in...
Long-distance rail transport registered a year-on-year decrease of 13.7% in April, down to 3.86 million passengers. Within this segment, high-speed rail (AVE, Avlo, Ouigo, and Iryo) suffered an even more pronounced drop of 15%, falling to 3.1 million users. This decline was influenced by the suspension of service on certain...
An alliance of European tourism associations, including the European Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ECTAA), the European Federation of Camping and Holiday Park Associations (EFCO&HPA), the European Tourism Association (ETOA), the European employers' association for hotels, restaurants and cafes (HOTREC), and the European Federation for Rural Tourism (RuralTour),...
The European Commission has initiated formal infringement proceedings against Spain for the traveler registration system regulated in Royal Decree 933/2021, considering that the regulation could violate EU data protection legislation. The decision, communicated on June 4th through a letter of formal notice to the Spanish Government, represents significant support for...
A recent study coordinated by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) concludes that the dengue vaccine TAK-003 shows a favorable safety profile in travelers from areas where the disease is not endemic.The analysis of data from 1,028 vaccinated individuals in Catalonia, all of them originating from non-endemic dengue regions,...
Spain recorded nearly 26.6 million international tourists in the first four months of the year, representing a 3.4% increase compared to the same period in 2025.According to figures released this Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), these visitors spent a total of 36,703 million euros between January and April,...
Amadeus has paid a fine of 14.4 million euros imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) for alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), linked to the handling of personal information without a sufficiently solid legal basis and a lack of adequate information and transparency towards travelers.Initially,...
Spain is emerging as one of the European markets with the greatest capacity for recovery for Middle Eastern destinations, according to a report by the tourism intelligence platform Travellyze. The analysis indicates that 67% of Spanish tourists state that they would be willing to travel to a destination even under...