Non-hotel Tourist Accommodation Occupancy Survey

Overnight stays in non-hotel tourist accommodation (apartments, camp-sites, rural tourism accommodation and hostels) exceeded 26.2 million in August, with a 1.2% decrease compared with the same month last year.

Overnight stays of residents decreased by 2.8%, while those of non-residents rose by 0.8%. The average stay was 4.6 overnight stays per traveller.

Overnight stays in tourist flats decreased by 1.7% in August. Those of residents decreased by 4.6%, while those of non-residents increased by 0.5%.

The average stay fell by 8.4%, to 5.0 overnight stays per traveller.

In August, 58.5% of the places offered were occupied, 2.1% more than in the same month in 2025. The occupancy rate by bed-places at the weekend was 59.4%, 3.6% more.

Those by non-resident travellers accounted for 59.4% of overnight stays. The United Kingdom was the main market of origin, with 30.8% of the total.

Canarias was the preferred destination for apartments, with more than 2.6 million overnight stays and a fall of 3.9% compared to August 2025. Illes Balears had the highest occupancy, with 86.7% of the apartments offered.

By tourist areas, the Costa Blanca was the preferred destination, with more than 1.6 million overnight stays. Isla de Mallorca had the highest occupancy rate, with 91.1%. The tourist spots with the highest number of overnight stays were San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Benidorm and Mogán.

Overnight stays in camp-sites decreased by 0.4% in August compared with the same month in 2025. Those of residents decreased by 0.7%, while those of non-residents increased by 0.4%.

In August, 62.1% of the plots on offer were occupied, an increase of 0.9% in terms of the annual rate. The weekend occupancy rate reached 62.1%, a rise of 3.0%. Those by non-resident travellers accounted for 35.1% of overnight stays. France was the main market of origin, with 30.4% of the total.

Cataluña was the preferred destination in campsites, with more than 5.2 million overnight stays, and a decrease of 0.8% in annual rate. La Rioja achieved the highest occupancy rate, with 77.9% of the sites offered.

By tourist area, the Costa Brava was the preferred destination, with more than 2.4 million overnight stays. Terres de l’Ebre was the region also achieved the highest occupancy rate, with 84.3%. The tourist sites with most overnight stays were Torroella de Montgrí, Calonge and Sant Pere Pescador.

Overnight stays in rural tourist accommodation rose by 2.7% in August compared with the same month of 2025. Those of residents decreased by 0.9%, while those of non-residents increased by 12.1%.

43.0% of the bed places were occupied, 1.7% more than in August 2025. The weekend occupancy rate stood at 48.9%, with an annual increase of 7.9%.

Castilla y León was the preferred destination, with more than 314,000 overnight stays, 2.3% more than in August 2025. Illes Balears achieved the highest occupancy rate, with 75.1%.

By tourist areas, the island of Mallorca was the preferred destination, with over 218 thousand overnight stays. It also reached the highest occupancy rate, with 74.3% of the bed-places offered.

Overnight stays at hostels fell by 14.3% in August. Spanish resident overnight stays fell by 18.7%, and those of non-residents by 8.3%.

38.4% of bed-places were occupied, 10.9% less than in August 2025. The weekend occupancy rate stood at 40.1%, with a year-on-year decrease of 11.8%.

Galicia was the preferred destination, with more than 179 thousand overnight stays. Principado de Asturias recorded the highest occupancy rate, with 54.0% of the places on offer.

The Tourist Apartment Price Index (TAPI) increased by 5.8% in August, compared to the same month of 2025, the Tourist Campsite Price Index (TCPI) by 5.1%, and the Rural Tourism Accommodation Price Index (RTPI) by 3.2%.

The data of this press release are provisional and will be reviewed when the data for the same period next year are published. All the results of this operation are available at: Holiday Dwelling Occupancy Survey, Campsite Occupancy Survey, Rural Tourism Accommodation Occupancy Survey, Hostels Occupancy Survey, Holiday Dwelling Price Index, Campsite Price Index and Rural Tourism Accommodation Price Index.