Madrid records historic June tourism surge from Bad Bunny concerts and Pope León XIV
The Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that Madrid welcomed 884,881 international visitors in June, a 13.9% rise over the same month a year earlier, and recorded a total tourist spend of €1.86 billion, averaging €288 per visitor per day. Hotel occupancy reached near‑full levels, giving the capital its highest ever number of hotel guests for a June month.
During the same period, Puerto‑Rican singer Bad Bunny performed ten consecutive concerts at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano between 30 May and 15 June, attracting more than 630,000 (over 640,000 according to some estimates) attendees. Economic analyses attribute roughly €212 million of the June impact to the concerts.
Pope León XIV’s papal visit also took place in June, drawing more than 1.2 million participants to public events such as the Mass and Corpus Christi procession. The papal visit is estimated to have contributed about €74 million to the city’s economy.
Together, the concerts and the papal visit generated a combined economic impact of close to €300 million for the Community of Madrid, reinforcing tourism as a key driver of the region’s growth.
Entities: Bad Bunny · Community of Madrid · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · La Intrusa · Madrid · Pope Francis · Pope Leo XIV · Pope León XIV · Pucará Barra Peruana · Ragtime · Riyadh Air Metropolitano · Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Pope Leo XIV visited Madrid in June, drawing more than 1.2 million participants to public events. (event reports)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Approximately €212 million of the impact came from Bad Bunny’s concerts. (economic estimates)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Spain’s international tourism reached historic highs in the first half of the year in both visitor numbers and total spend. (national tourism data)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Bad Bunny held ten concerts in Madrid between 30 May and 15 June, attracting over 640,000 attendees. (event reports)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Approximately €74 million of the impact came from the papal visit. (economic estimates)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The INE hotel occupancy survey confirmed the June record. (INE survey)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The combined economic impact of Bad Bunny concerts and Pope Leo XIV’s visit was about €300 million. (economic estimates)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Madrid recorded its highest ever number of hotel guests for a June month. (INE hotel occupancy data)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Tourist spending in June was €1.86 billion, averaging €288 per visitor per day. (INE tourism expenditure survey)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Bad Bunny concerts contributed approximately €212 million to the June economic impact. (economic analyses)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Pope León XIV’s visit contributed approximately €74 million to the June economic impact. (economic analyses)
- [● 4 SOURCES] INE reported 884,881 international tourists visited Madrid in June, a 13.9% increase over the previous year. (INE tourism data)