Annual Overnight Stays In Madrid Hotels Surpass 18 Million For The First Time

The number of annual overnight stays in the city of Madrid has surpassed 18 million for the first time ever. Data from the EOH (Hotel Occupancy Survey) conducted in March reveal a sharp and intense growth in tourism demand, the highest for any February on record in terms of both numbers of visitors and overnight stays. 

The growth in demand was helped along in particular by international tourism, which showed year-on-year growth of 14.9%, but domestic tourism also grew by 8.4%. 

Nearly seven hundred thousand tourists (691,665) visited the city of Madrid in February, the highest figure ever recorded for any February. Year-on-year growth was 11.2% (12.2% in the Region of Madrid), following a spectacular 10-point rise in comparison to January.

In the twelve preceding months, a total of 8,961,274 travellers visited the city of Madrid, the highest number ever recorded.