Spain’s rural stays filled more beds at weekends in September

The month includes the weekend nights

The full-month rate divides occupied bed places by available bed places across September. The weekend rate uses weekend nights only. The 15.56-point national gap compares a subset of days with the full month that includes them. Source 1 Source 3

A high monthly rate can leave a smaller weekend gap

The Balearic Islands reported 69.77% bed occupancy for the month and 71.56% for weekends. Catalonia reported 21.07% and 50.57%, respectively. The first pair shows higher utilisation through the month. The second shows a greater difference between the two periods. Source 1

The number of places changes the size of a market

Castilla y León had an estimated 30,288 bed places in open rural accommodation, compared with 12,339 in the Balearic Islands. Occupancy rates use capacity as a denominator. The table includes both capacity and utilisation so the two can be read together. Source 1

Rooms and beds answer different questions

Spain’s estimated room occupancy was 31.39%. A room occupied by one guest counts as an occupied room even if it contains more than one bed place. The national room and bed rates should be read with their own denominators. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Sources

• INE non-hotel occupancy annex, EOTR table 2
• INE September 2026 non-hotel occupancy release
• INE rural tourist accommodation survey and methodology