The National Statistics Institute (INE) has published provisional October 2025 data for non-hotel accommodation—tourist apartments, rural lodges, campsites and hostels—showing 10.4 million overnight stays, 4.3 % more than in October 2024. The release, dated 2 December, offers an early pulse-check on Spain’s winter-sun season that is closely watched by relocation firms and short-stay housing providers.
Apartments led growth with a 7 % rise in nights, buoyed by a 9 % jump in domestic demand and a 6.5 % increase from foreign guests. The United Kingdom remained the top source market, accounting for almost a third of non-resident stays in apartments. The Canary Islands dominated with 2.4 million nights (+10.7 %), while Gran Canaria and Tenerife posted occupancy rates above 85 %.
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Camp-site stays edged up 2.7 %. Notably, domestic travellers compensated for a 5 % dip in German bookings—an early sign of how the cost-of-living squeeze in northern Europe may reshape winter demand. Rural-tourism lodgings rose 2.8 % nationwide but slipped in Andalusia after last summer’s wildfires. Hostel stays fell 10 %, indicating price-sensitive youth segments are gravitating toward apartment-shares and low-cost hotels.
For mobility managers, the figures point to tightening apartment availability in the Canaries and Barcelona as digital nomads and corporate project teams compete with peak leisure traffic. Average nightly rates in the Canaries are already 8 % higher than a year ago, according to industry trackers. Companies planning Q1 assignments should lock in temporary housing early or consider secondary islands such as La Palma, where occupancy remains below 70 %.
The data also provide a benchmark for the imminent launch of Spain’s ETIAS-style pre-travel authorisation for third-country nationals—set for mid-2026—which could marginally lengthen booking lead times for non-EU assignees.
Apartments led growth with a 7 % rise in nights, buoyed by a 9 % jump in domestic demand and a 6.5 % increase from foreign guests. The United Kingdom remained the top source market, accounting for almost a third of non-resident stays in apartments. The Canary Islands dominated with 2.4 million nights (+10.7 %), while Gran Canaria and Tenerife posted occupancy rates above 85 %.
Camp-site stays edged up 2.7 %. Notably, domestic travellers compensated for a 5 % dip in German bookings—an early sign of how the cost-of-living squeeze in northern Europe may reshape winter demand. Rural-tourism lodgings rose 2.8 % nationwide but slipped in Andalusia after last summer’s wildfires. Hostel stays fell 10 %, indicating price-sensitive youth segments are gravitating toward apartment-shares and low-cost hotels.
For mobility managers, the figures point to tightening apartment availability in the Canaries and Barcelona as digital nomads and corporate project teams compete with peak leisure traffic. Average nightly rates in the Canaries are already 8 % higher than a year ago, according to industry trackers. Companies planning Q1 assignments should lock in temporary housing early or consider secondary islands such as La Palma, where occupancy remains below 70 %.
The data also provide a benchmark for the imminent launch of Spain’s ETIAS-style pre-travel authorisation for third-country nationals—set for mid-2026—which could marginally lengthen booking lead times for non-EU assignees.
