Galicia registers more than 5.6 million travelers staying and 11 million nights

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Galicia registers more than 5.6 million travelers staying and 11 million nights

  • The number of registered travelers so far this year until the month of September represents an increase of 6%.
  • In the case of hotel and non-hotel establishments, the figure rose to 9%.
  • In the month of September alone, overnight stays will increase by 21.5%.

Tourism in Galicia continues to rise. So far this year, until the month of September, our Community has registered more than 5.7 million travelers staying and more than 11 million nights, both in hotel establishments (hotels and pensions) and non-hotel establishments (apartments, campsites, hostels and rural tourism houses). This figure represents an increase of 6.4% in the number of travelers staying, and 6.1% in the case of nights.

These figures are supported by the data recorded in the month of September, in which the number of travelers increased by 21% in non-hotel establishments alone. To this we must add the data on hotels and guesthouses, resulting in a month with more than 865,000 travelers. This represents an increase of 9% in all establishments this month alone.

Regarding occupancy in tourist apartments, Galicia received 27,529 travelers in September and registered 82,186 overnight stays, with an average stay of 2.99 days. In the case of campsites, Galicia received 34,735 travelers in September and registered 114,308 overnight stays, with an average stay of 3.29 days. Regarding rural tourism accommodation, Galicia received 27,905 travelers in September, registering 44,892 overnight stays, with an average stay of 1.61 days.

The data reflects the dynamism of the Galician tourism sector. According to INE data, during the first nine months of the year, the best #hotel profitability levels were recorded since records began, exceeding last year’s data by 7%, and 2019 by 26%, the year before the pandemic.

Regarding the annual variation rate of overnight stays in hostels, 34.7% of places are occupied, 13% more than last year; and the weekend occupancy rate reaches 37.6%, with an increase of 13.4%. Galicia is the preferred destination, with 207,524 overnight stays.