Hotel occupancy in Aragon: Visitors, overnight stays and hotel prices are on the rise

Tourism in Aragon has registered positive figures this January. In all three provinces, both the number of visitors and overnight stays have increased compared to the same month last year , according to the National Statistics Institute’s hotel occupancy survey published this Tuesday. Furthermore, the survey indicates that the largest increase in Spain’s Hotel Price Index occurred in our autonomous community (9.7%).

186,324 people have visited our autonomous community, 5,000 more than in January 2015 , staying an average of 2.16 nights in Aragonese hotels. Domestic tourism accounts for a large part of the visits, but the 30,204 foreign visitors represent a significant percentage: 16%.

DATA BY PROVINCE

In Zaragoza, domestic tourism comes primarily from Catalonia (22.42%) and Madrid (18.76%), reflecting its strategic location between Spain’s two largest cities. Local tourism also plays a significant role (12.65%), along with tourism from Valencia and the Basque Country (4.87%).

The province of Huesca receives a large number of visitors from Madrid (28.8%), followed by those from Aragon (19%), with Catalonia, the Basque Country, and the Valencian Community in second place, all around 10%. This month, the Aragonese Pyrenees have received 57,130 visitors, and Benasque 11,593 .

In Teruel, tourism from the Valencian Community stands out, accounting for 39.51%, due to its proximity and strong ties. The province also receives, to a lesser extent, visitors from Aragon (19.33%), Catalonia (11.55%), and Madrid (9.04%).

In Spain, overnight stays in hotels increased by 3.4% in January compared to the same month in 2015, 
exceeding 17.3 million, of which more than 11 million were from foreign residents . Travelers from the United Kingdom and Germany accounted for 22.9% and 14.4%, respectively, of total overnight stays by non-residents in January.