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
| Nationalities | Number of visitors 2014 | Number 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;
