Spain World’s Top Tourist Destination by 2040

A new study by Google and Deloitte has used predictive modelling to look at the tourist flows of the future. The NextGen Travellers and Destinations report flags Spain as becoming the world’s top tourist destination by 2040, with an anticipated 110 million arrivals per year. The change would mean Spain overtaking France (currently in pole position) as the world’s most visited country.

Spain’s growing popularity is not something that is lost on savvy second home buyers. Many who buy homes are doing so with one eye fixed firmly on the future. They’re thinking of family holidays and treasured moments right now, but also looking ahead to retirement planning and growing their wealth through property.

Britons are already the leading group of international homebuyers in Spain, followed by Germans. In total, foreigners accounted for 14% of all property sales during the first quarter of 2024, according to the Spanish registrars’ body, the Colegio Registradores.

The latest Colegio Registradores report also reveals that the number of newly constructed homes that were sold during January to March 2024 increased sharply – up 30.1% quarterly.

Buyers are increasingly aware of the benefits of buying newly built homes when it comes to sustainability and ongoing cost efficiencies. Buying new can help reduce their carbon footprint while also keeping energy costs down. Our range of A and B rated homes are attracting keen interest from buyers with this future focus in mind.”

For buyers keen to get ahead of the trend and snap up homes in Spain now, Taylor Wimpey España is offering a selection of new properties built to high sustainability standards and ready to move into this year.