Costa del Sol Smashes Record for Hotel Overnight Stays

Costa del Sol Smashes Record for Hotel Overnight Stays

The Costa del Sol continues to smash all records

The Costa del Sol has a great range of hotels visitors can stay in, but this is often overlooked when ranking the charms of the region. It was the Costa del Sol where the concept of having a home in the sun was born after all. The region became so internationally renowned thanks to all the great properties on offer.

Even so, holidaymakers have always enjoyed the many delights of the Costa del Sol from a comfortable hotel room. Given the surge in popularity for Spain as a whole recently, it’s only right to expect an increase in demand for hotel rooms.

The Costa del Sol Tourism Board recently released data showing that the region has never seen more demand for overnight stays. 2016 was the first time ever that over five million people booked an overnight stay in a hotel in the region.

This number was an increase of 5% over 2015, and was fuelled by an increase in British, French, German, and Scandinavian tourists flocking to the Costa del Sol for a night or two. Or seven.

The president of the Tourism Board – Elias Bendodo – says there were 1,013,161 Brits staying at the Costa del Sol in 2016. This was an increase of 11.1% over 2015, and is another reminder that Brits love Spain as much as they ever did; even with all the worries about the weak pound and the Brexit.

Spain Officially Smashes Tourism Records in 2016

Spain Officially Smashes Tourism Records in 2016

All Tourist record were broken month by

month in Spain in 2016

The heads of some 75 million people were turned towards Spain in 2016. This is a record figure and is up 10% over 2015, when Spain become the third-most visited country in the world. The official tourism figures haven’t been published by the UN body just yet, so we can’t say for sure if Spain was actually the most popular country in the world. That fight usually comes down to a Spain, France, and the USA.

Even so everyone welcomed the Spanish surge of 2016. It boosted the economy and improved international standing during a year when many other popular destinations lost tourists due to the threat of terrorism.

Spain saw a record-breaking 68 million tourists during 2015, with many people attributing that to the safety of Spain. However some dispute the claim that the only reason Spain did so well is because other countries were facing terrorism; arguing that Spain succeeded because of how well it promotes itself as being an ideal destination.

Spain is also helped out by the great climate, culture, andcuisine. There is also a broader range of holidaymakers heading to Spain. Some of them are just after a cheap holiday and others are looking to explore everything Spain has to offer.