Mallorca is a very popular travel destination among Germans: on top of the approximately *** million tourist arrivals from other Spanish regions, approximately **** million visits from the central European country were registered by the island in 2023. With a wide margin, residents of the United Kingdom were the second-largest international group to enjoy the sun on the Spanish destination. Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which constitute one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities and are home to a population of over *** million people. Summer: the favorite season for tourism in the Balearics The Mediterranean spot is an attractive sunny retreat for many Europeans in search of some summer relaxation. In 2022, the Balearic Islands welcomed more than ** percent of its annual international inbound air passenger traffic between June and September, registering around *** million arrivals each month. International holidaymakers are key drivers of the tourism sector in the region: foreign tourists stayed on average *** days enjoying the islands’ great weather in 2022, a less than ***** percent decrease from the previous year. Similarly, the per capita daily expenditure of international travelers in the Balearic Islands decreased to *** euros in 2022. Tourism is key both for the Islands and for the country Tourism has grown to become one of the most important sectors not only for the Spanish community but for the entire country. After increasing steadily over the last years, the contribution of tourism to Spain’s GDP stood at approximately *** billion euros in 2022, being forecasted to reach over *** billion in 2023. This sector also boosted the Spanish employment market by experiencing a significant improvement in the number of people employed apart from the pandemic years.

In 2023, Germany and the United Kingdom accounted for over half of the tourism volume in Mallorca, Spain. Far behind ranked the Spanish peninsula, with a share of arrivals of **** percent. Mallorca was the most internationally visited Balearic island that year.

In 2024, the number of international tourists visiting the Balearic Islands surpassed **********, with represents an increase of 6.2 percent versus the previous year. Comprised of four main islands and a combined population of around *********** people, this Spanish autonomous community is a popular holiday retreat for many Europeans. Sun and beach tourism The Balearic Islands are famous for their sunny weather and stunning beaches with crystal-clear waters and white sand. In recent years, the average stay of international overnight visitors has been around a week, while the average spending for the entire trip has stayed above ************ euros. Contribution of tourism to the Balearic economy In addition to the foreign visitors, this Spanish insular territory also receives more than *********** domestic tourist arrivals each year, except during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. In that year, the contribution of the tourism sector to the Balearics’ gross domestic product (GDP) had fallen dramatically; and despite the growth of ********** in 2021, the share still did not reach the pre-pandemic level of more than **********. The region earned close to *********** euros from tourism in 2021.

The number of inbound tourists in the Canary island of La Palma grew to more than *** thousand in 2022, recovering by around ** percent over the previous year. Despite this development, the volume of tourism in this Spanish island remained below pre-pandemic numbers.

According to a survey conducted in 2024, more than 80 percent of residents surveyed on the island of Mallorca, Spain were against the building of more hotels or tourist apartments. Moreover, seven in ten respondents were also against more people coming from abroad to live on the island.

Mallorca Tourist Centers

Mallorca Active Tourism Companies

Dataset of tourist accommodation registered on the island of Mallorca.

In 2023, Mallorca received more than **** million international tourist arrivals, out of the **** million recorded in the Balearic Islands that year. ******* accounted for the largest share of the inbound tourism in Mallorca that year.

In 2021, the contribution of travel and tourism to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the Balearics in Spain increased by *** billion euros after having plummeted in 2020. However, this indicator remained around ** percent versus 2019.

Satz von Geodaten aus dem Register der georeferenzierten touristischen Betriebe auf Mallorca. Der räumliche Datensatz besteht aus zwei Schichten, der des Registers der Beherbergungsunterkünfte auf Mallorca und der Ebene des Registers der Touristenheime und Touristenaufenthalte auf der Insel Mallorca. Bei den Daten handelt es sich um eine Sammlung offener Daten der Regierung der Balearen, die von der Generaldirektion Tourismus bereitgestellt wird. Satz von Geodaten aus dem Register der georeferenzierten touristischen Betriebe auf Mallorca. Der räumliche Datensatz besteht aus zwei Schichten, der des Registers der Beherbergungsunterkünfte auf Mallorca und der Ebene des Registers der Touristenheime und Touristenaufenthalte auf der Insel Mallorca. Bei den Daten handelt es sich um eine Sammlung offener Daten der Regierung der Balearen, die von der Generaldirektion Tourismus bereitgestellt wird.

The share of travel and tourism in the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Balearics dropped more than ** percentage points in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it was estimated that a recovery of ** percent was experienced in 2021.

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The autonomous community of the Balearic Islands is comprised of four main islands – the largest and most populous of which is Mallorca, which had a population of over ******* inhabitants as of January 2025. Meanwhile, the second island on the list, Ibiza, was home to roughly ******* inhabitants. With its crystal-clear beaches, the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands attracts millions of domestic and international visitors each year. Which Balearic Island receives the most tourists? ******** received the lion's share of tourist arrivals in the Balearic Islands in 2022. That year, nearly ** percent of tourists in the Balearic Islands visited Mallorca, and this figure remained relatively consistent with the previous three years. The island is a particularly popular travel destination for Germans. In 2022, the number of German tourist arrivals in Mallorca was *** million. How many tourists visit Spain each year? Spain ranked ****** on the World Tourism Organization’s list of most visited countries in the world in 2023, with ** million foreigners having visited that year. The Mediterranean country is also one of Europe’s favorite holiday destinations. **************** and the ************** were some of the leading countries to visit Spain in 2023. That year, over ** million tourists came from the United Kingdom alone.

The number of cruise passengers who disembarked or transited at the Port of Palma plunged by more than ** percent in 2020, as a result of COVID-19 impact on tourism. In the previous two years, the volume of cruise tourism at this Spanish port had surpassed *********** travelers. In 2022 there were approximately **** million cruise passengers transiting through the port of Palma de Mallorca.

The Balearic Islands are a very popular destination for holidaymakers. In 2023, more than ** percent of tourists in this Spanish insular region said to have visited for leisure purposes, with Mallorca having the lowest share of tourists traveling for this reason.

The bed occupancy rate of hotels in Mallorca in 2023 rose from the previous year's value to 76 percent. More than one third of visitors in Mallorca that year were German residents.

This statistic presents the quarterly number of workers in the tourism sector in the Balearic Islands from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2016. In 2nd quarter 2016, almost *** thousand workers were employed in the tourism industry.

In 2023, approximately ** million international tourists visited the Canary Islands in Spain, which represents an increase of roughly ** percent versus the previous year. In *****, the record number of visitors in this Spanish archipelago was set in 2017.

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The Canary Islands, or the Canaries, are a group of islands off the Northwestern coast of Africa and one of Spain’s ** autonomous communities. The archipelago is made up of eight inhabited islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa. Tenerife is most visited island, followed by Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, all popular vacation travel destinations, especially for European holidaymakers.

Main source markets

The Canaries are the third most visited Spanish region after the Balearic Islands and Catalonia. The UK and Germany are two key visitor markets for the islands. Along with France they make up the three leading international tourist markets visiting Spain. Spanish residents also commonly visit the islands for domestic trips (494520).

As with arrivals of international tourists, the visitor expenditure has increased significantly due to a rapid recovery from the coronavirus crisis. In 2022, foreign tourists who visited the Canary Islands spent more than they did in 2019.

Palma de Mallorca and Calvià in Spain reported the highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of inbound tourist arrivals from 2019 to 2024 among the selected European cities. Overall, the 2019-2024 CAGR in that destination showed a *** percent increase in inbound tourist arrivals. When considering the period from 2014 to 2019, namely before the impact of COVID-19, Dubrovnik in Croatia recorded the highest CAGR among the selected cities, at **** percent.