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Castilla y León Rises to Third Most‑Chosen Domestic Destination

INE Q1 2026 Familitur data show strong trip and overnight totals for the region with shorter stays and low daily spending, a pattern that could pressure local tourism revenue.

Overview

  • The INE Familitur release on Monday found Castilla y León registered more than 3 million resident trips in Q1 2026, equal to 9.2% of national domestic travel and placing the region third after Andalucía and Cataluña.
  • The region logged over 8.8 million overnight stays but an average trip length of 2.9 days, which is shorter than the national average of 3.6 days.
  • Castilla y León recorded one of the lowest average daily expenditures at about €59 per person, well below higher‑spending destinations such as Canarias and Madrid.
  • Adjusted for population, residents of Castilla y León were the most travel‑active, with 927 trips per 1,000 inhabitants, and 2.2 million trips originated from the region with 6.9 million outbound overnight stays.
  • The Q1 figures come outside the summer peak and reflect an interior‑region profile of many short, lower‑spend visits, which could limit local business revenues and point to a need for strategies to lengthen stays or raise per‑visitor spending.