Spain's Tourism Ministry says that a record 94 million international travelers visited Spain in 2024, the best year for tourism in the country since records started.

Spain set an international visitor record in 2024, welcoming 94 million tourists into the country during a year when residents flooded to the streets to protest overtourism’s negative impact on their daily lives, including a burgeoning housing crisis that’s taken governmental action to help alleviate.

Spain expects even more tourists to flock to the country in 2025 after an estimated record 94 million foreigners visited last year, 10% more than in 2023, Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said on Wednesday,

The tourism boom has bolstered Spain's economy, with the sector contributing approximately 13 percent to the country's GDP, the AFP reports. "In 2024, the forecast for international tourists is around 94 million,