Gran Canaria exceeds 400,000 foreign passengers in the best tourist February of all time

The Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Carlos Alamo, He explained that not only is it the best month of February “but it represents the fourth best month of all time in terms of the volume of foreign passengers at the historic Gran Canaria airport.” For Carlos Álamo this statistic is consequence of the success of the market diversification campaign made in recent years. «We have managed to improve our numbers and above all the turnover of the sector without the majority presence of Germans and Nordics, so now, that these two markets are traveling again, the sum of everything means that we are in the best years of the sector, both in the number of clients as well as in billing, which is our priority,” said the Councilor.

The month of February 2024 presents positive indicators in all national markets with at least a thousand visitors, except in two, with maximum records in the presence of some nationalities. Germany has recovered 14% of tourist presence on the island in the year-on-year comparison and it once again ranks as the most present nationality in the Gran Canaria winter season, with 93,417 visitors in the recent month of February. They are followed by Britishwith 77,876 visitors and a growth of 13.48% compared to February 2023. Norwegians complete the monthly podium with the arrival of 42,412 passengers, a 17.19% more than last year.

Meanwhile, the greatest increase occurs among italianswith an increase of 34.22% in the comparison with February 2023. The The only markets that lose presence are the French, which goes from 10,776 in February 2023 to 8,367 in 2024. Portugal has gone from 4,109 to 2,748. In total, the destination has added 48,957 clients compared to the same month of the previous year and is heading towards a historic year for the sector.