The number of entries to tourist apartments increased by 49.1% in March in the Basque Country

Euskadi registered in March 12,199 entries in rural accommodationa 12.7% more relating to the same month of the previous year, and 15,714 in tourist apartments, 49.1% more. The tourist hostels They also noted growth 35.6% in entries, with a total of 18,377, according to Eustat data.

Furthermore, the overnight stays in rural housing they increased by 42%, to a total of 31,415.

After a growth of 71.1% compared to March of the previous year, entries from abroad They represent 14.1% of the total produced in rural accommodation in the Basque Country in March 2024. For overnight stays, those of foreign origin in turn represent 13% of the total, an increase of 73.7% compared to March 2023.

The annual increase is increasing in historical territory tickets by March 2024 they have reached 43% Bizkaia38.7% in Alava and have fallen by 6.2% Gipuzkoa. With regard to the overnight staysthe increases were 69.3% in Álava, 57.4% in Bizkaia and 27.4% in Gipuzkoa.

Tourist apartments

In relation to the tourist apartmentsduring the month of March they have achieved 15,714 entriesgive place 54,189 overnight stays. Compared to March last year, there has been an increase 49.1% In the case of tickets and 37.1% during overnight stays.

25.7% of total admissions and 31.1% of total nights in Basque tourist apartments correspond to visitors of foreign originafter annual increases of 79.2% and 41.6% respectively in the month of March.

Tourist hostels

Concerning the tourist hostels of the Basque Autonomous Community scored one in March year-on-year increase in submissions by 35.6%up to a total of 18 377 that have generated 32,592 overnight stays. In Bizkaia 20,447 overnight stays were registered, in Gipuzkoa 11,693 and finally in Álava the number of overnight stays was 452.

Easter

In the rural accommodationduring Holy Week, between Thursday and Sunday (4 nights), tickets have been reduced compared to 2023, in a 7.8% and overnight stays increased by 1.9%.

At the historical territorial level, behavior has been uneven. Alava registered increases in both arrivals and overnight stays, 17.4% and 8.3% respectively; Bizkaiain contrast, 15.7% of admissions were lost and the number of overnight stays fell by 4%; and in Gipuzkoathe first fell by 9.1% and the second by 4.7%.

In the case of the tourist apartmentsthe differences between the years amount to 3.1% in the case of arrivals and -0.8% in the case of overnight stays.

The number of admissions has fallen by 53.6% AlavaMeanwhile in Gipuzkoa and in Bizkaia have increased by 21.9% and 7.1% respectively. Meanwhile, the number of overnight stays in Bizkaia has increased by 1.8%, in Álava by 9.4% and in Gipuzkoa by 0.3%.