Statistics on Hotel Activity. 01/2026

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 8.1% year over year in January 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey. Domestic tourism overnight stays grew by 5.1%: of these, those of Catalan travellers increased by 6.3% and travellers from the rest of Spain by 4.0% year over year. Foreign tourism overnight stays increased by 9.6% year-over-year.

By country of origin, tourists from France, United States and Italy show the highest figure in overnight stays in absolute terms (189.7, 154.2 and 134.7 thousand, respectively), with a positive year-over-year variation in United States (15.1%) and negative variations in France (−1.4) and Italy (−4.0%).

By tourism brands, Barcelona, Costa Barcelona and Costa Brava were the locations that registered the highest number of overnight stays in absolute terms (1.6 million, 381.9 and 164.4 thousand, respectively) with positive year-over-year variations in Barcelona (9.5%) and Costa Brava (11.7%) and negative year-over-year variations in Costa Barcelona (−4.0%).

On the other hand, the number of travellers registered in hotel establishments increased by 9.0% year over year, with an increase in domestic tourism by 5.8% and in foreign tourism by 11.2%.