HE tourism already over COVID-19, with approximately 110 million nights consumed in all kinds of businesses (hotel and non-hotel) Between January and April, 2.6% More than in the same period of 2019 before the pandemic, partly due to a Holy Week at the maximum.
The celebration of Holy Week increased the occupancy figures in April that year as well, and demand force is reflected in pricesIt more than compensates for the continuous increase since June 2021 and the declines experienced during the pandemic months.
Between January and April, 81 million overnight stays were recorded in hotels; about 17 million in apartments; 8.4 million in campsites and 2.7 million in rural homes. All figures are above 2019, except for housing, which is almost at par.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) released employment numbers for this Wednesday. non-hotel accommodation (apartments, campings, cottages and hostels) are added to the hotels, a post-Kovid photo comes out with record numbers for 2019, the best year in the industry’s recent history.
10.7 million nights were consumed in non-hotel stays in April (14.5% more than the previous year). 5.38 million were citizens residing in Spain and 5.3 million were non-residents.
In that month, 2.97 million travelers who spent an average of 3.6 nights signed up for these destinations.
in the first four months of 2023 non-hotel overnight stays increased by 16.3% Compared to the same period last year. They also surpassed the first four months of 2019.
This flats increased by 11% The UK is the main export market followed by Germany, with a greater concentration among residents (12%) than foreigners (10.5%) representing almost 66% of employment compared to the previous year.
preferred locations
Canary Islands it was the preferred place in the apartmentsWith over 1.9 million overnight stays, it is primarily concentrated in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Tías and Arona. The highest occupation took place Madrid (76.2% of the offered residences).
According to the touristic regions, Costa Blanca was the preferred destinationWith nearly 740,000 nights, the highest occupancy rate was recorded on the Barcelona coast with 86.1%.
Inside 3.8 million people were accommodated in the camps in April22.5% more than in that month in 2022, 36% non-residents, mainly Germans and main destination Catalonia.
Rural homes housed 1.16 million people in April, 7.6% year-on-year, with greater density (20% growth) among non-residents. Castilla y León was the preferred destination for rural accommodation.
Prices continue to rise
Touristic Apartment Price Index (IPAP) In April, it increased by 8.4% compared to the same month of 2022, The rate of camping areas is 4.2% and the rate of rural tourism is 5.1%.
When hotels, which account for 72.4% of the nights consumed, are added, 38.8 million overnight stays were made in April, of which 22.6 were foreign and 16.15 million were domestic.
Main export markets in the set Regulated tourist accommodations are British (with 23.3% of total overnight stays of non-residents), German (17.8%) and French (10%).
The Canary Islands were the preferred destination with over 7.5 million overnight stays (3% more than in April 2022), followed by Catalonia with more than 6.8 million (and an increase of 16.6%) and Andalusia with more than 6.3 million overnight stays. . (and an increase of 10.4%).