Press release 20/04/2023

SURVEY ON TOURIST ESTABLISHMENTS. Hotels. March 2023

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Overnight stays in hotel establishments in the Basque Country rose by 23.0% in March 2023

The bed occupancy rate increased by 7.8 percentage points in respect of March 2022

In March 2023, visitor numbers at hotel establishments in the Basque Country increased by 23.4% and overnight stays were up 23.0% in year-on-year terms, according to Eustat data. The 258,063 registered visitors gave rise to a total of 481,962 overnight stays.

Foreign visitors accounted for slightly more than a third of the total number of visitors (34.5%) and overnight stays (35.8%) in March 2023, following rises of 34.8% in the case of visitor numbers and 34.0% in that of overnight stays. In turn, the number of visitors and overnight stays from the rest of Spain increased in year-on-year terms by 18.1% and 17.7% respectively.

Visitors, overnight stays and average stay in hotel establishments in the Basque Country. March 2023

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 VisitorsOvernight staysAverage stay
 03/2023m/m-12 (%)03/2023m/m-12 (%)03/202303/2022
BASQUE COUNTRY258.06323,4481.96223,01,871,87
State origin168.97718,1309.46617,71,831,84
Foreign origin89.08634,8172.49634,01,941,95
       
Araba/Álava35.86617,869.92318,71,951,93
State origin27.93614,653.78817,41,931,88
Foreign origin7.93030,916.13523,42,032,16
Vitoria-Gasteiz28.99323,058.33922,12,012,03
       
Bizkaia113.34024,0211.88323,61,871,88
State origin75.57517,6134.30716,51,781,79
Foreign origin37.76539,177.57638,22,052,07
Bilbao83.24827,8153.47329,01,841,83
       
Gipuzkoa108.85724,7200.15623,91,841,85
State origin65.46620,3121.37119,11,851,87
Foreign origin43.39132,078.78532,31,821,81
Donostia / San Sebastian72.47130,1129.73328,81,791,81

m/m12 Rate of year-on-year change in the last observed month (m) compared to the same month of the previous year (m-12)

Date April 20, 2023

Source: Eustat Tourist accommodating establishments survey

In Álava, there were 35,866 visitors and 69,923 overnight stays, 17.8% and 18.7% more than in March the previous year. In Bizkaia, growth reached 24.0% in the case of visitors and 23.6% in that of overnight stays, with a total of 113,340 visitors and 211,883 overnight stays. In Gipuzkoa, 108,857 visitors were recorded in March 2023 (24.7% more than in March 2022) and there were 200,156 overnight stays (23.9% more than in the same month of the previous year).

By provincial capitals, visitor numbers rose by 30.1% in San Sebastián, 27.8% in Bilbao and 23.0% in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Likewise, the increase in overnight stays compared to the previous March reached 28.8% in San Sebastián, 29.0% in Bilbao and 22.1% in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The average length of stay in hotel establishments in the Basque Country during March 2023 was 1.87 days, similar to that obtained in the same month of 2022.

The average length of stay refers to the number of days that, on average, travellers remain in each of the establishments where they stay overnight, and not the total length of their stay in the Basque Country.

Bed occupancy rates and profitability in hotel establishments in the Basque Country. March 2023

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 Occupancy rates (%)Profitability
  by seats by roomsADR (euros)RevPAR (euros)
 03/2023p.p. *03/2023p.p. *03/2023m/m-12 (%)03/2023m/m-12 (%)
BASQUE COUNTRY46,46,158,07,884,6615,649,0933,6
         
Araba/Álava46,43,760,14,075,896,145,6013,7
Vitoria-Gasteiz48,74,065,13,766,555,743,3312,1
         
Bizkaia44,05,656,58,284,7715,347,9134,7
Bilbao49,78,362,911,891,5118,957,5246,3
         
Gipuzkoa49,47,659,08,787,6619,251,7139,9
Donostia / San Sebastian53,39,162,111,8100,5416,862,4544,1

p.p.*= difference in percentage points on the same month of the previous year

m/m12 Rate of year-on-year change in the last observed month (m) compared to the same month of the previous year (m-12)

Date April 20, 2023

Source: Eustat Tourist accommodating establishments survey

The occupancy rate in March 2023 for the Basque Country as a whole was 46.4% in the case of beds and 58.0% in that of rooms. In relation to March 2022, the increases were 6.1 and 7.8 percentage points, respectively.

Profitability, measured using the ADR or average daily rate (applied to a double room with a bathroom offered as room only accommodation), was 84.7 euros in March 2023 in the Basque Country, which was a rise of 15.6% in respect of March 2022. In the case of Gipuzkoa, the ADR reached 87.7 euros, in Bizkaia it was 84.8 euros and in Álava it stood at 75.9 euros. By provincial capital, the differences were greater, given that the ADR was 100.5 euros in San Sebastián, 91.5 euros in Bilbao and, lastly, 66.6 euros in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The RevPar, or average revenue per available room, was 49.1 euros in hotel establishments in the Basque Country in March 2023, 33.6% higher than that obtained in the same month of the previous year.

Informative note

The coverage of the ETR for Hotels in March 2023 was 91.1%. Eustat would like to thank all establishments that participated in this survey for their effort.

Data browser for tourism in the Basque Country. Hotel establishments

For further information:

Eustat - Euskal Estatistika Erakundea / Basque Statistics Institute C/ Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz Press Service: servicioprensa@eustat.eus Tel.: 945 01 75 62  

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Overnight stays in hotel establishments in the Basque Country rose by 23.0% in March 2023

Operation : 
Survey on tourist establishments
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132680
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Monthly
Timeframe : 
May 2025
Last updated : 
04/20/2023
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07/21/2025
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Encuesta por muestreo
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