MADRID, 24 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Overnight stays in Spanish hotel establishments exceeded 25.1 million in April, which means multiplying by six (507%) the figure registered in the same month of 2021, when there were 4.1 million overnight stays, the Institute reported on Tuesday. National Statistics (INE).

Despite this strong rebound, the overnight stays registered in April of this year by Spanish hotels are less than those in April 2019, before the pandemic, when 26.8 million overnight stays were registered.

Considering the origin, the overnight stays of travelers residing in Spain exceeded 10.2 million in April, which represents 40.7% of the total. On the other hand, those of foreigners exceeded 14.9 million.

In April 2022, the average stay increased by 37.1% compared to the same month of the previous year, standing at 2.9 overnight stays per traveller.

During the first four months of 2022, overnight stays in Spanish hotels have increased by 430.1% compared to the same period of the previous year, that is, five times more.

Due to the fact that Holy Week has been celebrated this year in the month of April and in 2021 it took place between March and April, the INE analyzes the data for the aggregate period of both months, observing a growth in overnight stays of 453.4% ??in March-April of this year compared to the same period of 2021.

This bimonthly increase is due to the rise in overnight stays by Spaniards by 218.9% and, above all, to the increase in overnight stays by foreigners, with a volume of overnight stays 11 times higher than in March-April 2021.

Regarding prices, the annual rate of the Hotel Price Index (HPI) shot up 29.5% in April, which is 49.4 points above that registered in the same month of 2021 and its biggest rise since April. beginning of the series, in 2002.

By autonomous communities, the highest year-on-year increases in hotel prices were in Andalusia (43%) and Madrid (42.9%).

According to INE data, the average daily turnover of hotels for each occupied room (ADR) was 96.3 euros in April, which represents an increase of 36.3% compared to the same month in 2021.