Press Release: Hotel Tourism Short-Term Trends (HOS/HPI/IPHS). August 2026. Provisional data.

Main results

Overnight stays in hotel establishments increased by 1.4% in August in comparison with the same month in 2025.
The Hotel Price Index rose by 6.3% in its annual rate.
Hotels invoiced an average of 166.9 euros per occupied room, 7.3% more than the same month of the previous year.

More information

Tables annex (includes information on Autonomous Communities, provinces, tourist areas and sites)
EOH, IPH and IRSH detailed monthly results
Main indicators by accommodation type / Infographic: tourism indicators

Overnight stays in hotel establishments increased by 1.4% in August compared to the same month in 2025, exceeding 48.7 million.

Those of travellers resident in Spain decreased by 1.1%, while those of non-residents increased by 2.8%.

Annual variation rate for overnight stay

Percentage

During the first eight months of 2026, overnight stays increased by 1.5% compared with the same period in the previous year. Those of travellers resident in Spain increased by 0.4% and those of non-residents by 2.0%.

Destinations

Andalucía, Cataluña and Comunitat Valenciana were the main destinations for travellers resident in Spain in August, with 24.4%, 14.9% and 12.8% of the total number of overnight stays, respectively.

The main destinations for non-residents were Illes Balears, Cataluña, and Canarias, with 33.0%, 20.6% and 18.2% of the total, respectively.

By tourist areas, Isla de Mallorca recorded the highest number of overnight stays, with more than 8.5 million. On the other hand, the tourist destinations with the most overnight stays were Barcelona, Madrid and Calvià.

Overnight stays according to the country of origin of travellers

Travellers from the United Kingdom and Germany accounted for 25.5% and 14.5%, respectively, of total non-resident overnight stays in August.

Overnight stays by travellers from France, Italy and the Netherlands (the next largest source markets) accounted for 11.1%, 6.2% and 4.8% of the total respectively.

Hotel occupancy

In August, 76.1% of the bed-places offered were occupied, 1.1% more than in August 2025.

The weekend occupancy rate by bed places rose by 0.9% to 76.9%. Illes Balears recorded the highest occupancy rate by bed-places in August (90.3%).

By tourist areas, Palma Calvià recorded the highest occupancy rate by bed places (91.5%). The island of Mallorca achieved the highest weekend occupancy rate (89.6%).

The tourist destination with the highest occupancy rate by bedplaces was Muro (98.2%). Blanes achieved the highest weekend occupancy rate (97.8%).

Hotel Prices

The Hotel Price Index rose by 6.3% in August compared with the same month in 2025.

Hotel Price Index

Annual variation rate. Percentage

By communities and autonomous cities, the greatest increase was registered in Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta (17.6%) and the sharpest decrease was in the Comunidad de Madrid (-3.3%).

By categories, the largest price increase was recorded in three and two-silver star establishments (8.6%).

Hotel Sector Profitability

The average hotel daily rate per occupied room (ADR) was 166.9 euros in August, an increase of 7.3% compared with the same month in 2025.

The average daily revenue per available room (RevPAR), which is determined by the occupancy of these establishments, reached 133.1 euros, an increase of 7.0%.

By category, the ADR was 357.8 euros for five-star hotels, 176.7 euros for four-star hotels and 145.0 euros for three-star hotels. RevPAR for these same categories was 273.0, 150.8 and 117.9 euros, respectively.

The tourist spot with the highest ADR and RevPar was Estepona, with 418.0 and 359.4 euros, respectively.

Average revenue per available room according to categories

Euros

Data revisions and updates

Today, INE has updated the data for August 2025 of the Hotel Occupancy Survey, the Hotel Price Index and the Hotel Sector Profitability Indicators. All results of this operation are available on INEBase.

Methodological note

The objective of the Hotels Occupancy Survey (EOH) is to ascertain a series of variables that make it possible to describe the fundamental characteristics of the hotel sector, both from the point of view of supply and demand.

The Hotel Price Index (IPH) is a statistical measure of the monthly evolution of prices applied to clients that hotel entrepreneurs apply to their customers.

The objective of the Indicators of Profitability of the Hotel Sector (IRSH) is to facilitate decision-making in the hotel sector. These are the Average Daily Rate (ADR), which collects the average daily income per occupied room, and the Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR), which collects the average daily revenue per available room.

Type of operation:: monthly continuous survey.
Population scope:: all hotel establishments.
Geographical scope:: the entire national territory.
Reference period of the results:: one month.
Reference period of the information:: seven consecutive days of each month, chosen randomly in such a way that between all the establishments they cover the whole month.
Sample design:: stratified sampling by province and establishment category, with 4 and 5-gold star categories being exhaustive.
Sample size:: approximately 8,000 establishments in winter and 10,000 in summer.
Collection method:: questionnaire filled in directly by the hotel establishment.

For additional information, you can access the methodologies (EOH, IPH and IRSH) and the standard methodological reports (EOH, IPH and IRSH).

INE statistics are produced in accordance with the Code of Good Practice for European Statistics. More information in Quality at INE and Code of Best Practices.