this overnight stay apartments, campsites, rural accommodation and hostels According to provisional data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), accumulated Spanish figures for the first eight months of the year are above pre-pandemic levels and exceed figures for the same period of 2019. More than 25.6 million registrations were made last August.
This is according to provisional data from the Spanish statistical institute, 15.1% growth in August compared to 22.2 million in the same month last year.
This increase was, above all, a result of the 81.5% increase in overnight stays by foreigners that month. Spaniards, on the contrary, fell 10.3% in the eighth month of the year.
Of the 25.6 million overnight stays recorded by the statistics institute in August, 14.4 million were visitors from Spain, 7.8 million from European Union countries and 3.4 million from the rest of the world.
Data from the statistical institute show that the average length of stay for non-hotel stays in Spain rose to 5 nights per traveler in August.
In the first eight months of 2022, overnight stays increased by 68.7% year-on-year and are at pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
According to the statistics institute, the accumulated overnight stays between January and August in both campsites and rural tourism establishments and hostels are above 2019 levels.
In August, Tourist Apartment Price Index (IPAP) increased by 13%, Campground Price Index (IPAC) increased by 3.0% and Rural Tourism Price Index (IPTR) increased by 5.4% compared to the same month of 2021.
tourist apartments
Overnight stays in tourist apartments increased by 23.1% in August. While the rate of residents decreased by 16.9%, the rate of non-residents increased by 94.5%.
Average stays increased by 3.3% compared to August 2021 to 6 nights stay per traveller. In August, 57.3% of the dormitories offered by tourism offices were occupied 15.9% more than in the same month of 2021. The weekend occupancy rate of dormitories increased by 14% to 59.7%.
The overnight stays of non-residents in touristic apartments represent 56.8% of the total. United Kingdom It is the main export market with more than 2 million. The next market is France with over 1.1 million.
Canary Islands Became the preferred destination for apartments with more than 2.5 million overnight stays and an increase of 56.5% compared to August 2021. The autonomous community with the highest occupancy rate was Cantabria with 90.5% of the apartments offered.
According to the touristic regions, Costa Blanca was the preferred destination, with over 1.4 million overnight stays. Ibiza-Formentera Islands has the highest occupancy rate with 89.2% of apartments offered.
Tourist places with the most overnight stays in August: Benidorm, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Arona.
9.8% more in campsites
Overnight stays in campsites increased by 9.8% in August compared to the same month of the previous year. While the rate of residents decreased by 6.6%, the rate of non-residents increased by 62.2%.
In August, 59.4% of the pitches offered were occupied 3.5% more than in the same month of 2021. Weekend occupancy rate reached 62.3%, up 2.5% year on year.
35.3% of overnight stays in campsites are made by non-resident travelers. France It is the main export market with 32.4% of the total non-residents.71.1% more than in August 2021.
Catalonia It is the preferred destination in camping areas with more than 5.3 million overnight stays, this represents an annual increase of 16.2%. The Basque Country had the highest occupancy rate with 79.3% of the plots offered.
According to the touristic regions, Costa Brava is the preferred destinationWith over 2.5 million overnight stays. Costa Blanca (Alicante) has the highest occupancy rate with 81.3% of the plots offered. The top overnight attractions are Torroella De Montgrí, Mont-Roig Del Camp, and Calonge.
They land in rural hostels
Overnight stays in rural tourism stays down 1.2% year-on-year in August. The rate of residents increased by 10.4%, while the rate of non-residents increased by 50.5%.
In rural tourism accommodation, 44.3% of the beds were occupied 3.7% less than in August 2021. Weekend occupancy rate was 55.2%, down 1.2% year on year.
by communities, Castile and Leon It is the preferred destination with 339,854 overnight stays.6.0% less than in August 2021. Illes Balears had the highest occupancy rate with 71.8% of the dormitories offered.
As for hostels, 983,442 overnight stays were recorded in hostels in August, representing an annual increase of 49.6%. The rate of residents increased by 7.5%, while the rate of non-residents increased by 198.3%.
40.7% of dormitories are occupied, 40.8% more than in August 2021. Weekend occupancy rate reached 46.9% with an increase of 37.5%.