Spain · Hospitality
Spain recorded 48.8 million hotel nights at its August peak
Spain recorded 48.8 million hotel nights in August 2026, 2.8 times the January total. September fell to 40.2 million nights and still ran 1.7% ahead of September 2025.
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August reached 48.8 million nights. The table gives the corresponding guest arrivals and the same months in earlier years.
The summer surge
July and August added up to 93.6 million hotel nights in 2026. August alone was about 31.4 million nights above January. August was also the busiest month of the two full years shown, 2024 and 2025. Source 1
September had fewer nights than August and more than a year earlier
Demand dropped about 17.7% from August to September, using the published monthly counts. Comparing September with September puts it back on the same seasonal footing. INE reported a 1.7% rise, with nights by residents of Spain down 1.9% and nights by people living abroad up 3.2%. Source 1 Source 2
A guest can generate several overnight stays
A guest who stays for four nights adds one guest arrival and four overnight stays to the survey. Dividing nights by guest arrivals gives an average of 3.43 nights in August 2026 and 3.28 in September. Someone who checks into two hotels can contribute arrivals at both. Source 1 Source 2
Volume and room prices can move at different speeds
INE’s September release also records a 6.7% year-on-year increase in its Hotel Price Index and €141.60 in average daily revenue per occupied room. Those measures use prices or room revenue. The chart measures guest nights across the country. Source 2