Travelers from Ireland, Poland, Portugal or the Netherlands already registered extra stays in January than three years in the pastInternational traveler in a single day stays have been 5% under these of the identical month in January 2020British vacationers made 22% of in a single day stays and the Germans, 15%, however in each circumstances they’re decrease than the pre-pandemic ranges
Overnight stays in lodge institutions reached 15.5 million final January, which is barely 2.8% lower than these registered in the identical month of 2020, only a few weeks earlier than the covid disaster broke out . This nearly complete restoration is especially as a result of improve in stays by vacationers residing in Spain, which totaled 5.8 million, nearly 100,000 greater than three years in the past, in keeping with information from the Hotel Tourism Situation revealed by the INE.
On the opposite hand, the in a single day stays of worldwide vacationers are nonetheless under these of then. On common, they’re 5% decrease than earlier than the pandemic, however they present very vital variations: the markets which are rising essentially the most will not be the bulk clients of Spanish tourism.
While the in a single day stays of vacationers from the United Kingdom or Germany are nonetheless under these of January 2020, these from international locations reminiscent of Ireland, Portugal, Austria or the Netherlands are already effectively above them.
“Not solely are the arrivals of worldwide vacationers being reactivated, they’re additionally diversifying, there are numerous different markets which are working very effectively, past the British, that are traditionally the primary clients” level out from the Hotel and Tourism Business Association of the Valencian Community (HOSBEC).
The most vital markets, under the pre-pandemic stage
The first January with out restrictions in three years has left a rise in in a single day stays of greater than 42% in comparison with 2022, when the wave of omicron paralyzed journey once more. This yr, not solely has there been a pointy rise that has introduced them nearer to pre-pandemic ranges, however the figures for lodge stays by vacationers from greater than a dozen European international locations are already above. Those of vacationers from the United States are additionally 3% larger.
The highest proportion progress in in a single day stays is from vacationers from the Czech Republic. The greater than 42,000 registered final January signify a rise of near 40% in comparison with 2020. Almost as excessive is the expansion of stays in lodge institutions by vacationers from Ireland, which have elevated by 36% and have reached the 267,000. Overnight stays for vacationers from Poland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are already 18%, 15% and 10% larger, respectively, than earlier than the pandemic.
Faced with these will increase, the slower restoration of the primary supply markets for vacationers to Spain stands out.
Travelers from the United Kingdom, who proceed to be those with the very best variety of in a single day stays amongst non-residents in lodges, 22% final January, haven’t but reached these recorded in the identical month of 2020. The 2.1 million they’re 3.6% decrease. The second largest clients in lodge institutions, these from Germany, made 15% of the in a single day stays, however they have been 10% lower than earlier than the covid. For their half, the stays of French vacationers, 6.5% of these made, at the moment are only one% under the pre-pandemic stage.
Travelers from these three international locations accounted for 44% of all non-resident in a single day stays final January. The stays of vacationers from Sweden and Norway are additionally under the pre-covid figures, which collectively added as much as 5%.
International vacationers, 9% decrease than three years in the past
The evolution of in a single day stays final January in comparison with these registered in the identical month of 2020 has been extra constructive than that of vacationers. The variety of those that arrived at lodge institutions rose to five.3 million, 3% much less.
Of all of them, barely lower than half, 45%, have been non-resident vacationers in Spain, who’re nonetheless removed from reaching the figures previous to the pandemic. Last month these staying in a lodge fell 9% under, whereas residents exceeded pre-covid ranges.
Despite this distinction with the figures from three years in the past, forecasts recommend that the restoration of overseas tourism is accelerating at first of the yr. This is demonstrated by the info on advance bookings and the variety of passengers arriving on worldwide flights, which in January have been solely two proportion factors behind these registered in the identical month of 2019.