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Tourism in Tenerife

Tourism is the driving force behind the economy, which also has other sources of income such as port activity - fundamental for both commerce and the services sector -, agriculture, livestock, fishing and, to a lesser extent the industrial sector, limited in practise to small processing centres for goods.
Tenerife receives more than 5,000,000 tourists a year; so the hospitality industry and the services sector generate more than 60% of its GDP.
The statistics for tourism receivers that can be consulted in “Downloads” list the following tourist areas on the island:
Zone 1: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Zone 2: La Laguna, Bajamar, Punta Hidalgo and Tacoronte
Zone 3: Puerto de la Cruz and rest of the north
Zone 4: The South

NUMBER OF VISITORS

According to incoming tourism statistics drawn up by the Tenerife Cabildo (Island Government), the following are figures for visitors over the last few years:
2000 = 4.730.290
2001 = 4.880.039
2002 = 4.837.435
2003 = 4.898.003
2004 = 5.016.277
2005 = 5.093.732
2006 = 5.451.013
2007 = 5.278.784
2008 = 5.292.327
2009 = 4.707.782
2010 = 4.831.325
2011 = 5.160.203
2012 = 4.900.817
2013 = 4.973.047
2014 = 5.148.453

2015 = 5.186.307

NationalitiesNumber of visitors 2014Number of visitors 2015
Spain 1.154.877 1.197.223
Netherlands 137.714

146.148

Belgium 140.213 146.061
Germany 611.875

590.615

France  168.823

168.840

United Kingdom (U.K.) 

 1.684.211

1.765.216

Ireland 72.756

79.328

Italy 118.688

152.449

Sweden 164.629

155.985

Norway 100.710

86.324

Denmark 90.515 96.011
Finland 106.067

95.890

Switzerland 43.959

52.206

Austria

 33.674

33.808

Russia 140.254

90.162

Other countries 110.957

115.491

Rest of Europe 101.806

135.208

USA 13.447

14.861

Rest of América 16.607

16.780

Rest of World

52.138

47.701

TOTAL 5.148.453 5.186.307

NUMBER OF BEDS

Hotel and self-catering bed supply currently exceeds 160,000. According to statistics on total tourism accommodation capacity drawn up by the Tenerife Island Cabildo, the following represents the development of capacity:
2000 = 170.137 beds ( 74.193 hotel + 95.944 self-catering)
2001 = 172.417 beds (76.121 hotel + 96.296 self-catering)
2002 = 177.708 beds (78.233 hotel + 99.475 self-catering)
2003 = 179.777 beds (78.763 hotel + 101.014 self-catering)
2004 = 181.874 beds (81.884 hotel + 99.990 self-catering)
2005 = 182.814 beds (84.061 hotel + 98.753 self-catering)
2006 = 185.012 beds (86.353 hotel + 98.659 self-catering)
2007 = 186.027 beds (87.645 hotel + 98.382 self-catering)
2009 = 186.027 beds (87.445 hotel + 97.085 self-catering)
2010 = 175.168 beds (85.983 hotel + 89.185 self-catering) 
2011 = 172.391 beds (88.590 hotel + 83.801 self-catering)
2012 = 164.800 beds (88.633 hotel + 76.167 self-catering)
2013 = 163.645 beds
2014 = 160.815 beds (89.549 hotel + 71.266 self-catering)

2015 = 161.220 beds (89.926 hotel + 71.294 self-catering)

Useful addresses:

TENERIFE ISLAND COUNCIL

Web site: www.cabtfe.es/bancodatos
Phone 922 239 792 - 922 239 879
Banco de Datos
Phone 922 239 756 - 922 239 748
Centro de Documentación
Phone 922 239 758
Fax: 922 239 929 - 922 239 979
E-mail: estadisticadeturismo@tenerife.es
38003 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife

ISTAC (Canary Island Statistics Bureau)

Avda. 3 de Mayo, 2 - 1º (junto a Edif. Usos Múltiples II)
Telf. 922 592 730 - Fax: 922 592 749
38003 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
E-mail: istac@gobiernodecanarias.org
Web: www.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac

INE (National Statistics Bureau)

Web site: http://www.ine.es/
C / San Antonio, nº 24
Phone 922 245 787 - 922 245 788
Fax: 922 247 415
38001 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife;

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