Madrid (EFE).- Overnight stays in hotel establishments increased by 23.6% in February to reach 16.8 million, 3.2 million more than in the same month of 2022, and prices increased by 11.1%, its highest rise since October 2022, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Billing rose to an average of 99.8 euros per occupied room, 13.2% more than the same month of the previous year, and the average stay increased by 6.5% since February 2022, standing at 2.8 overnight stays per traveler
During the first two months of 2023, overnight stays increased by 33.6% compared to the same period of the previous year.
According to INE data, and according to their origin, the overnight stays of travelers residing in Spain exceeded 6.4 million, 38.3% of the total, while those of non-residents were over 10, 3 millions.
With regard to destinations, Andalusia, the Community of Madrid and Catalonia are the main destinations for travelers residing in Spain, with 20.2%, 13.8% and 13.5% of the total overnight stays, respectively.
The main destination chosen by non-residents was the Canary Islands, with 48.2% of the total, followed by Catalonia and Andalusia, with 16.4% and 12.1%.
During the month of February, 51.6% of the places offered were covered, which represents an increase of 16.2%; on weekends, the degree of occupancy by beds rose 9.2% and stood at 59.3%; The Canary Islands presented the highest degree of occupancy by beds during February, at 74.7%, followed by Catalonia, with 53.1%.
Hotel prices
The annual rate of the Hotel Price Index (IPH) stood at 11.1%, which is 13.0 points less than that registered in the same month of 2022 and 0.2 points more than that registered the previous month.
Breaking down the data by autonomous community, the greatest increases in hotel prices compared to February 2022 occurred in Catalonia (23.4%) and the Community of Madrid (14.5%), while the smallest increase was registered in the Balearic Islands. , with an annual variation rate of 2.1%.
By category, the greatest price increase occurred in establishments with a silver star (14.8%).
The average daily billing of hotels for each occupied room (ADR) was 99.8 euros, 13.2% more than a year earlier, and the average daily revenue per available room (RevPAR), which is conditioned by occupancy registered in hotel establishments, reached 60.8 euros, 33.0% more.
By category, the average billing was 226.0 euros for five-star hotels; 103.5 euros for those with four, and 78.5 euros for those with three, and income per available room was 143.5, 71.1 and 49.4 euros, respectively.