13 Nov, 2023 @ 17:45
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Revealed: Where Brits are most likely to visit in Spain next year as country is set to be the most popular holiday destination

Brits continue to be the most important tourists in Spain, new figures show
Brits continue to be the most important tourists in Spain, new figures show

SPAIN is set to be Brits’ favourite holiday destination in 2024, closely followed by the USA. 

Over 22% of British holidaymakers will head to sunny Spain in 2024 and if this year’s data is anything to go by, most will head to the Canary Islands. 

In 2023, 30% of British tourists visiting Spain went to the Canary Islands, with 58% of visitors staying in Las Palmas and 42% choosing Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 

The next most popular destinations with Brits this year were the Balearic Islands, receiving 21.8% of British tourists. 

Party town Magaluf received 11% of visitors, followed by San Antoni de Portmany, where 13% of Brits visiting the islands stayed. 

Catalonia also received a high number of Brits thanks to the capital city Barcelona, with 20.8% of all British tourists visiting Spain. 

Valencia and Andalucia were also popular with Brits, receiving 13.1% and 10.8% of British tourists respectively. 

Though Spain holds the first place for British holidaymakers, the USA is also high on the list and is set to receive 21.6% of British tourists in 2024. 

Greece will see 6.3% of tourists next year, followed by 5.3% in Italy and 4.4% in Portugal.

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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