Andalucia’s hotels have enjoyed their best-ever April after smashing visitor and overnight stay records, new figures show.

According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), hotels across the region recorded a total of 5,229,176 overnight stays during April 2026 – a rise of 4.3% compared to the same month last year.

The figure represented almost 18% of all hotel overnight stays across Spain.

Foreign tourists once again dominated the market, accounting for nearly 59% of all stays in Andalucia.

International visitors generated more than 3.08 million overnight stays, while Spanish residents accounted for just over 2.14 million.

Andalucia also broke its all-time April record for hotel guests.

A total of 1,931,623 travellers stayed in Andalusian hotels during the month, marking a 3.8% increase year-on-year.

Domestic tourism saw particularly strong growth, with the number of Spanish visitors rising by 7.5%, while foreign arrivals increased more modestly by 0.6%.

The tourism boom also pushed hotel prices sharply higher.

Average daily room rates climbed to €121.99 per night – an increase of 8.7% compared to April 2025 – while Andalucia’s overall hotel price index rose by 6%.

Hotel occupancy across the region reached an average of 57.2% during the month.

Employment linked to the hotel sector also surged, with nearly 47,600 people working in Andalucian hotels during April – almost 11% more than a year earlier.

Malaga once again comfortably led Andalucia’s tourism figures.

The Costa del Sol province recorded more than 2.12 million overnight stays, up 6% year-on-year, while welcoming 616,858 travellers during the month.

Sevilla also posted strong growth, registering more than 775,000 overnight stays and a 6.7% rise in visitor numbers.

Cadiz surpassed 705,000 overnight stays after growing by 3.3%, while visitor numbers climbed by roughly 7%.

Granada and Huelva also enjoyed strong performances, with Huelva recording some of the largest percentage increases in both tourists and overnight stays.

By contrast, Cordoba and Jaen were the only provinces to record declines during April.

Nationally, Spain’s hotel sector also continued growing, with overnight stays exceeding 29.2 million across the country.

The latest figures reinforce predictions that 2026 could become another record-breaking year for tourism in Spain, despite growing concerns in some regions over overcrowding, housing pressure and strain on infrastructure during peak travel periods.

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