This overnight stays 20.9% increase in Spanish hotel businesses in the first four months of the year, exceeding those recorded in the same period of 2019. english and german According to the data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) this Tuesday, most of the overnight stays in our country are concentrated in businesses approaching 105 euros, increasing their average turnover by 8.8% in April.
Overnight in Spanish hotel establishments throughout April It exceeded 28 million with an increase of 11.5% compared to the same month of 2022.When it’s 25.1 million. It is also higher than the same month of 2019.
Overnight stays by travelers residing in Spain exceeded 10.7 million, representing 38.4% of the total. For their part, non-residents were over 17.3 million.
According to INE’s Hotel Tourism Status (CTH) statistics, Average length of stay at hotels in Spain decreased by 1.6% last April Compared to the same month last year, it was 2.9 nights per traveler.
Andalusia, Catalonia And Valencian Community were the main destinations for travelers residing in Spain with 19.9%, 14.8% and 13.2% of total overnight stays, respectively, last April.
The main destination for foreign visitors was the Canary Islands, which accounted for 27.5% of the total overnight stays for another month. The next favorite destinations were Catalonia and the Balearic Islands with 18.7% and 18% respectively.
59.8% of places offered in Spanish hotels filled in AprilThis represents an annual increase of 7.4%. According to the number of beds, the weekend occupancy rate increased by 7.8 percent to 66.2 percent. The Canary Islands had the highest occupancy rate (70.3%) last month, followed by the Balearic Islands with 68.1%.
By tourist areas, the south of Tenerife has the highest occupancy rate (75.2%) according to bed locations, Barcelona had the highest occupancy rate (79.8%) at the weekend. The Island of Mallorca recorded the highest number of overnight stays in April, with more than 3.1 million overnight stays.
The tourist spots with the highest number of overnight stays were Barcelona, Madrid and Benidorm. According to data from the statistical institute, Adeje has the highest occupancy rate on a bed basis (79%), while Santanyí has the highest occupancy rate (91.5%) on weekends.
British and Germans ahead
One more month Brits and Germans are at the forefront of hotel accommodation in Spain. Thus, Germans accounted for 22.1% of overnight stays by travelers from the UK and 18.3% of non-residents.
This is followed by tourists from France, the Netherlands and the USA (next source markets) accounting for 10%, 4.7% and 4.6% of the total, respectively.
The statistics agency also published the annual rate of the Hotel Price Index (IPH) in Spain, which stood at 9.3% in April. registered last month.
By autonomous region, the highest increase in hotel prices compared to April 2022 occurred in Comunidad Foral de Navarra (15.1%). In contrast, the lowest was recorded in Cantabria (1%). By categories, The highest price increase was experienced in silver-star businesses (13.4%).
Average billing is approaching 105 euros
This increase in overnight stays was accompanied by an increase in hotel profits. Thus, the average daily bill of hotels in Spain for each room occupied (ADR) was 104.9 euros in April, representing an increase of 8.8% compared to the same month of 2022.
The average daily revenue per available room (RevPAR), determined by registered occupancy in hotel businesses, increased by 17.9% to 70.1 euros.
By categories, Average billing was €251.8 for five-star hotels, €108.3 for four-star hotels and €81.7 for three-star hotels.. Income
The room available for the same categories was €171, €79.1 and €56 respectively.
The tourist destination with the highest ADR was Marbella, with an average daily billing of €183.3 per occupied room. Barcelona, on the other hand, offered the highest RevPar with revenue of 147.6 euros per available room.