Spain Tourist Overnight Stays Fall In December

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Tourist overnight stays in Spain fell 7.9% year-on-year to 3.5 million in December, Madrid-based National Statistics Institute reported on Thursday. Domestic overnight stays fell 5.3%, while foreign overnight stays dropped 10.3%.

In the whole of 2009, overnight stays in non-hotel tourist accommodation (holiday dwellings, campsites & rural tourism establishments) decreased 9.1% compared to 2008.

The Canary Islands was the preferred holiday dwelling destination in 2009, with more than 29.1 million overnight stays. Other favored destinations were the Balearic Islands, Valencia and Catalonia.

By tourist area, the island of Gran Canaria was the preferred destination, with more than 10.9 million overnight stays. The island of Tenerife reached the highest average occupancy rate (62%) in 2009.

Tourist overnight stays in Spain fell 7.9% year-on-year to 3.5 million in December, Madrid-based National Statistics Institute reported on Thursday. Domestic overnight stays fell 5.3%, while foreign overnight stays dropped 10.3%. (Market News Provided by RTTNews)