- The Hotel Price Index has jumped 5.9pc year-over-year.
- Average daily revenue per occupied room has reached €156.92.
- Hotel overnight stays in Spain rose only 0.3pc in July 2026.
- The average hotel stay has fallen to 3.40 days.
- Labour costs, inflation and limited new supply have driven price increases.
Spain’s Hotel Price Index has jumped 5.9pc year-over-year according to data from the National Statistics Institute. The average daily revenue per occupied room has surged nearly 6.8pc, hitting an average of €156.92. The data for July 2026 has confirmed a two-speed tourism reality where global hotel room prices continue to climb but the total number of overnight stays has almost completely flattened.
The average hotel stay has fallen to 3.40 days. Even though people are still traveling, they have shaved days off their trips to balance their budgets. Spanish hotels recorded 44.8m overnight stays in July 2026, a rise of just 0.3pc on the same month in 2025. Domestic stays fell by 1.1pc while those by foreign visitors rose by the same amount.
Hotels are charging more per night not because their properties are overflowing with guests, but to survive domestic business pressures including surging labour costs, persistent food and energy inflation, and fewer new builds which has kept the overall room supply tightly controlled.
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