Aragon closed 2024 as the second national inland destination and with more than 4 million tourists

Aragon continues to grow in terms of tourism with a trickle of visitors that does not stop. This was acknowledged this Friday by the Minister of Tourism and Environment, Manuel Blasco, at the presentation of the Community’s participation in Fitur, the International Tourism Fair that will be held from January 22 to 26 in Madrid. In this regard, he has outlined some data that show this growth of tourism in the Community.

As of October 31, Aragon has received 3.5 million visitors and, pending the last two months of the year, the forecast is that the Community will close 2024 with more than 4 million tourists. For the moment, the figures that are known already increase by 5% the number of travelers who had the Community as their destination last year.

This figure is particularly relevant in relation to foreign tourism, with 819,703 visitors , 10.4% more than the figure recorded in the same period last year (741,963). The balance of overnight stays is also positive, with 7,660,627, 111,448 more than in the previous year.

In this past 2024, Aragon was promoted above all in Latin America since, as Blasco has acknowledged, “we share with them the language, the culture and the religion .” In addition, on an economic level, he has assured that “an Ibero-American tourist spends three times as much as a Spanish tourist.” The tourist promotion for this 2025 will change and will focus above all on Europe since France, the United Kingdom and Germany occupy high positions in terms of tourism.

Likewise, the general director of Tourism and Hospitality, Jorge Moncada, has valued that Aragon is a “leader” in many things. Among others, in having the first snowfield to create artificial snow on the ski slopes (which is already being tested in Formigal) and which will allow them to be “deseasonalized” by being able to create it at temperatures of up to 29 degrees.

Furthermore, it has been announced that in view of the total solar eclipse scheduled for August 2026, efforts will be made to promote territories such as Calatayud, Tarazona, Maestrazgo or Gúdar-Javalambre to attract astronomical tourism.