Hotels announce marked rise in guest numbers in 2017
Saturday, December 23, 2017 @ 9:09 PM
OVERNIGHT stays in hotels have gone up by 2.8% this year, although fewer guests have been registered in Catalunya.
Travellers living in other parts of the country showed an increase in hotel stays of 3.5% in the first 11 months of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
A total of 17.5 million people stayed in hotels, holiday apartments and other tourist accommodation between January and November inclusive, although in Catalunya, 2.19 million fewer visitors – a reduction of 6.2% - was recorded.
Non-residents in Spain, or foreign tourists, showed a 1.3% increase across the country.
For Catalunya, visitors from elsewhere in Spain declined by 4.1% whilst foreign tourists staying overnight dropped by 7.3%.
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