Overview

• Data from TravelgateX shows bookings to the Balearics rose 10.1% in the past week and 29.7% year-on-year
• The islands now account for 16% of Spain’s holiday reservations, ranking third after Andalusia and Catalonia
• Spaniards make up 55.5% of bookings, followed by British tourists at 18.8% and Germans at 3.3%
• Couples represent half of all reservations, with 48.9% of stays lasting two to five nights and 25% booked for a single night
• Some local residents have questioned the reliability of the TravelgateX figures as unrepresentative of actual visitor levels