5.9 Million Hotel Overnight Stays in the Canary Islands This

Increase of 0.1 % compared with February 2025, reaching 934,667 travelers

Hotel overnight stays in the Canary Islands rose by 0.1 % in February compared with the same month last year, after exiting negative growth and recording a total of 5,960,164 transactions, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE).

• Tourist arrivals: 934,667 travelers, 1.58 % more than February 2024.

  • 126,128 (13.49 %) were Spanish residents.
  • 808,539 (86.51 %) were foreign visitors.

• Year‑on‑year changes:

  • Spanish resident travelers fell 1.6 %.
  • Foreign travelers grew 2.1 %.

• Overnight stays by nationality:

  • 440,093 stays (7.38 %) by Spanish residents.
  • 5,520,071 stays (92.62 %) by foreign residents.

• Average daily room rate: €156.99, a 3.6 % increase year‑on‑year.

  • Overall price levels rose 4.55 % compared with the previous year.

• Occupancy and employment:

  • Overall occupancy in February: 78.35 %.
  • Hotel sector employed 61,624 people, up 2.7 % year‑on‑year.

• Occupancy by autonomous community (percentage of available beds):

  • Canary Islands: 78.35 % (highest).
  • Madrid: 56.59 %.
  • Catalonia: 53.87 %.
  • Lowest rates: Galicia (27.28 %), Castilla‑La Mancha (27.67 %), Cantabria (29.36 %).

• Share of Spain’s total overnight stays:

  • Canary Islands accounted for 32.1 % of all stays in Spain during February, the highest share, followed by Andalusia (15.26 %) and Catalonia (14.91 %).