Patronage Estimates German Tourism's Impact on Fuerteventura at Over One Billion

The Tourism Board highlighted the importance of the German market at the Berlin ITB fair, calling it “one of the pillars of the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura.” During the second day of the event, TUI Nordic confirmed a direct flight to Fuerteventura for the winter 2025/2026 season from Stockholm, Sweden.

German tourism generated a total economic impact of €1,170,483,904 in Fuerteventura in 2025, according to data released by the island’s Tourism Board. This figure is based on 784,752 German visitors who arrived on the island last year, resulting in an average spend of €1,491 per visitor, covering transport, accommodation and on‑site expenses.

The Board emphasized that the German market, together with the British market, remains a cornerstone of both the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura’s tourism sector.

The island’s promotion agency released these figures in conjunction with its participation in the ITB Berlin tourism fair, a platform for unveiling new tourism forecasts. Among the announcements, Fuerteventura maintains regular flights from Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Cologne.

Although the Board hinted at a slight decline in German‑origin seats for this summer during the fair’s opening day, it reiterated on the second day that the German market—alongside the British market—remains one of the fundamental pillars of the destination.

A concrete example is the tourism group TUI, which announced a promotion campaign this summer to boost its new direct flights between Fuerteventura and Sweden.

In December 2025, TUI Nordic had already announced the reinstatement of direct flights to Fuerteventura for the winter 2025/26 season from Stockholm, describing it as:

“a landmark achievement in our goal to reposition the destination in the Nordic market,”
said the island’s Tourism Counselor, Marlene Figueroa.

Counselor Figueroa linked the announcement to growing interest in the destination and to the aim of repositioning Fuerteventura in the Nordic market, which attracts visitors “distinguished by environmental values, sustainability criteria and a higher spending capacity.”

On the second day of the German fair, the Board’s agenda included meetings with international tour operators such as Expedia Group, Viajes All Sun, TUI Group, Travel Zoo, FVW Medien, AnexTour and Holiday Check. The Board also participated in the Canarias EU‑Prime Promo event and attended the Regenerative Tourism Commission of the Canary Islands Government organized by Promotur.