Overnight stays in Spanish hotels rose 1% in February compared to the same month last year, surpassing €18.5 million, according to data published Monday by the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE). The agency also reported that hotel revenue grew by 3% over the same period.
Stays by domestic travellers dipped 2.2%, while those by international visitors climbed 2.8%.
Cumulatively, overnight stays in the first two months of 2026 were up 2.2% year-on-year. Domestic demand held steady, while international demand expanded by 3.3%.
Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid were the top destinations for domestic travellers in February, accounting for 18.7%, 13.9% and 13.7% of all overnight stays, respectively. International visitors, meanwhile, favoured the Canary Islands, Catalonia and Andalusia, which captured 45.4%, 15.4% and 13.5% of the total.
At the regional level, the island of Tenerife led all tourist areas with more than 2.2 million overnight stays, while Barcelona, Madrid and San Bartolomé de Tirajana ranked as the busiest individual tourist destinations.
Germany and the United Kingdom in the lead
Travellers from the United Kingdom and Germany accounted for 23.2% and 14.6%, respectively, of all overnight stays by international visitors in February, according to the INE. France, Italy and the Netherlands – the next largest source markets – contributed 6.9%, 4.6% and 4.3% of the total.
On the supply side, hotels filled 53.5% of available bed places in February, down 0.1 percentage points from the same month in 2025. Weekend occupancy fell by 1.8 percentage points to 60.5%. The Canary Islands posted the highest occupancy rate of any region at 78.4%.
In more touristy areas, the South of Gran Canaria recorded the highest occupancy by bed places and on weekends, at 85% and 82.8% respectively. Among individual tourist destinations, San Bartolomé de Tirajana led on overall occupancy (85.5%), while Sallent de Gállego topped the weekend rankings at 91.4%.
Prices are rising by almost 4%
The Hotel Price Index rose 3.9% in February compared to the same month in 2025, according to the INE. By region, the largest increase was recorded in Aragon (7.2%), while the sharpest decline was in the autonomous city of Ceuta (-11.3%). By category, four-star gold establishments posted the biggest price rise, at 5.4%.
The average daily rate (ADR) per occupied room stood at €116.3 in February – up 2.9% year-on-year – while revenue per available room (RevPAR) reached €73.6, a 2.4% increase, reflecting the effect of occupancy levels on overall returns.
By category, five-star hotels led on both metrics, with an ADR of €254.5 and a RevPAR of €164.3, followed by four-star hotels (€120.6 and €86.3) and three-star hotels (€91.8 and €58.3).
The tourist destination with the highest ADR and RevPAR was Naut Aran, at €282.2 and €212, respectively.
