The Frontur monthly report of tourist movements from the National Statistics Institute (INE) indicates that tourist numbers in the Balearics increased 6.14% in June compared with the same month last year. This was a new record for a June - 2,637,411.
Foreign tourism was up 6.66% to 2,196,390 and Spanish tourism by 3.64%.
The largest percentage increase was recorded by the Dutch market - up 38.17% to 100,643. The French market rose 36.76% to 145,688.
Of the two main foreign markets, Germany increased 0.4% to 642,566 and the UK 2.41% to 643,418.
The Balearics had the largest share of Spain's tourist market in June - 23.6% - ahead of Catalonia with 21.5%. For Spain as a whole, there were 9.31 million foreign tourists in June, an increase of 12.1%. Tourist spending increased 16.6% to 12,373 million euros.
The INE's Egatur report for tourist spending shows that this was up 12.6% to 2,753 million euros in the Balearics.
* Note that the INE doesn't break down the figures by island. This sort of detail will be given in due course by the tourism ministry.
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When will the never ending growth stop?? It can't grow forever. There must be a level that becomes unacceptable to all. This is where I have great sympathy with the current protests arguing that the ceiling has already been reached. Some may dispute that we are now at max.....that is fine, but where is the max level if it is not what we experience currently???
Must be fake news as various journalists from this paper have been telling everyone how quiet Mallorca is this year. But when did they let facts get in the way of a story.