Spain breaks all-time tourism record in August despite rising prices and protests by locals – CSN

SPAIN has actually shattered its all-time document for traveler numbers in August, brand-new numbers disclose.

In the 8th month of this year, a total amount of 13,586,095 individuals saw the nation, surpassing the previous finest of August 2019.

The document comes in spite of climbing resort rates and a rise in objections versus ‘overtourism’ in the most significant vacation hotspots, consisting of Mallorca, Malaga, Barcelona and Tenerife.

According to the INE Resort Tourist record, launched the other day, there were 47.8 million over night remain in August, 2.6% greater than in 2014.

Thus far this year, there have actually been 252.4 million over night resort remains, standing for a year-on-year rise of 5.6%, and a brand-new document.

The rise has actually been buoyed by international site visitors, whose resort remains expanded by 4.9% contrasted to 2023, while those of citizens stopped by 1.3%.

They did not appear postpone by the climbing resort rates, which soared usually by 6.4% over the previous year.

In Madrid, they climbed by 10.7%, and in Catalunya, by 4.9%.

Barcelona resorts shut the months of July and August with a typical rate of EUR195.1 per space per evening, which is 30% greater than in 2019.

By areas, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and Catalunya once more lead the resort tenancy positions, which stood at 76% for the entire of Spain in August, virtually 2% greater than in 2023.

One of the most reserved location in Spain this August was the Barcelona community of Santa Susanna with a tenancy price of 99.4%.