Non-hotel facilities in Spain exceeded 25.6 million overnight stays in August, 15.1% more than in 2021, and in the cumulative figure of the eight months they increased by 68.7%, reaching pre- pandemic, according to the latest INE survey on occupancy of non-hotel accommodation.
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The 3.17 million resident tourists made 14.45 million overnight stays, 10.3% less than in 2021, while 1.93 million non-residents added 11.2 million overnight stays, an increase of 81 , 5%, compared to the same month of 2021.
Tourist apartments
Tourist apartments were an accommodation choice in August for 1.82 million tourists, who spent 11 million overnight stays, or 23.1% more than in 2021. Those of residents decreased by 16.9%, while those of non-residents grew by 94.5%. The average stay increased by 3.3% compared to August 2021, reaching 6 nights per traveler. In the month under review, 57.3% of the seats offered (+ 15.9%) were occupied, rising to 59.7% on weekends.
Overnight stays by non-residents accounted for 56.8% of the total, with the UK as the main broadcaster, with over 2 million, followed by France (1.1 million)
Among those who chose the apartments, the Canary Islands were the preferred destination, with over 2.5 million overnight stays and a 56.5% increase, but the autonomous community with the highest occupancy was Cantabria, with the 90.5% of the apartments offered. By areas, the Costa Blanca is the preferred destination, with over 1.4 million overnight stays. The islands of Ibiza-Formentera have the highest occupancy rate, with 89.2% of the apartments offered.
Campsites
The campsites received 2.11 million tourists and a total of 11.25 million overnight stays, 9.8% more than last year. Those of residents decreased by 6.6% to 7.28 million and those of non-residents increased by 62.2% to 3.97 million. Employment was 59.4%, climbing to 62.3% on weekends.
35.3% of overnight stays in campsites are made by non-resident travelers. France is the main issuing market, with 32.4% of the total of non-residents. Catalonia was the preferred destination, with over 5.3 million overnight stays, while the highest occupancy was achieved in the Basque Country (79.3%). For tourist areas, the Costa Brava was the preferred destination, with over 2.5 million overnight stays. The Costa Blanca (Alicante) presents
Structures for rural tourism
The 638,619 tourists who chose rural accommodation in August totaled 2.42 million overnight stays, 1.2% less than in 2021. Those of residents decreased by 10.4% (1.87 million), while those of non-residents increased by 50.5% (557,927). Employment was 44.3%.
Despite a decline of 6%, Castilla y León was the preferred destination, with 339,854 overnight stays, and the Balearic Islands led by occupancy (71.8%). For tourist areas, the island of Mallorca was the preferred destination, with 188,056 overnight stays and Menorca had the highest occupancy (82.1%).
hostels
In the hostels, 983,442 overnight stays (+ 49.6%) were recorded by 530,535 travelers. Those of residents increased by 7.5% and those of non-residents by 198.3%. 40.7% of the beds were occupied in these establishments. Galicia was the preferred destination, with 275,131 overnight stays and the Community of Madrid achieved the highest occupancy, with 60.6% of the places offered.
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