Non-hotel Tourist Accommodation Occupancy Survey

Overnight stays in non-hotel tourist accommodation (apartments, campsites, rural tourism accommodation and hostels) exceeded 10.5 million in April, with a 1.1% decrease compared to the same month last year.

Overnight stays by residents decreased by 1.4% and those by non-residents by 0.7%. The average stay was 3.5 overnight stays per traveller.

Overnight stays in tourist apartments increased by 0.4% in April. Overnight stays by residents increased by 5.2%, while those by non-residents fell by 1.6%.

The average stay fell by 6.8%, to 4.2 overnight stays per traveller.

In April, 36.2% of the places available were occupied, 1.1% more than in the same month in 2025. The occupancy rate by bed-places at the weekend was 42.0%, 3.8% more.

Non-resident travellers accounted for 70.2% of overnight stays. The United Kingdom was the main market of origin, with 33.6% of the total.

Canarias was the preferred destination for apartments, with more than 1.9 million overnight stays and a decrease of 11.9% compared to April 2025. Comunidad de Madrid had the highest occupancy rate, with 74.1% of the flats on offer.

By tourist areas, Gran Canaria was the preferred destination, with more than 646,000 thousand overnight stays. Costa Barcelona had the highest occupancy rate, with 82.5%. The tourist locations with the greatest number of overnight stays were San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Mogán and Arona.

Overnight stays in camp-sites decreased by 2.2% in April in the annual rate. Those of residents decreased by 5.1%, while those of non-residents increased by 2.0%.

38.7% of the available sites were occupied, 3.7% less. The weekend occupancy rate reached 42.1%, an increase of 0.7%. Non-residents accounted for 41.6% of overnight stays. Germany was the main market of origin, with 26.6% of the total.

Cataluña was the preferred destination in campsites, with more than 1.4 million overnight stays, and a decrease of 7.1% in annual rate. La Rioja achieved the highest occupancy rate, with 60.2% of the sites offered.

By tourist area, the Costa Brava was the preferred destination, with more than 541,000 overnight stays. The Costa Blanca had the highest occupancy rate, with 71.7%. The tourist sites with the highest number of overnight stays were Benidorm, Mont-Roig del Camp and Cambrils.

Overnight stays in rural tourist accommodation decreased by 1.3% in April compared with the same month in 2025. Spanish resident overnight stays fell by 1.8%, and those of non-residents by 0.1%.

20.6% of the bedplaces were occupied, 2.7% less than in April 2025. The weekend occupancy rate stood at 37.5%, with an annual increase of 3.1%.

Castilla y León was the preferred destination, with more than 172,000 thousand overnight stays, 7.5% more than in April 2025. Illes Balears achieved the highest occupancy rate, with 48.7%.

By tourist areas, Isla de Mallorca was the preferred destination, with more than 112 thousand overnight stays, and also the highest occupancy, with a 49.3% of the places offered.

Overnight stays in hostels decreased by 5.5% in April. Spanish resident overnight stays fell by 6.7%, and those of non-residents by 4.3%.

31.5% of the bedplaces were occupied, 7.5% less than in April 2025. The weekend occupancy rate stood at 39.2%, with a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%.

Comunidad de Madrid was the preferred destination, with more than 125,000 overnight stays, and also the highest occupancy, with 67.5% of the places offered.

The Tourist Apartment Price Index (TAPI) increased by 6.3% in April, compared to the same month of 2025, the Tourist Campsite Price Index (TCPI) by 4.3%, and the Rural Tourism Price Index (RTPI) by 0.8%.