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Basque Country hotels see 5.2% rise in arrivals and 5.0% in overnight stays in April

Tourism in the Basque Autonomous Community experienced growth in April, with increases in both arrivals and overnight stays, driven by domestic and international visitors.

View of the Euskadi coastline with the sea and green hills.
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View of the Euskadi coastline with the sea and green hills.

Hotel establishments in the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) recorded 354,826 arrivals and 688,974 overnight stays in April, marking a 5.2% and 5.0% increase respectively compared to the same month in 2025.

According to official data, 50.9% of April's arrivals and 53.6% of overnight stays were from foreign visitors. By territory, hotels in Álava saw a 1.1% rise in arrivals and a 2.3% increase in overnight stays. In Bizkaia, growth reached 7.4% and 8.0%, with an estimated 164,701 arrivals and 314,566 overnight stays. Gipuzkoa, meanwhile, experienced a 4.0% increase in arrivals (146,924) and a 2.8% rise in overnight stays (281,548).
Among the provincial capitals, the trend was mixed: Vitoria-Gasteiz saw a 3.3% decrease in arrivals, while Bilbao and San Sebastián recorded increases of 2.4% and 0.5%, respectively. In terms of overnight stays, Vitoria-Gasteiz reduced by 3.0%, contrasting with a 3.0% rise in San Sebastián and a 4.8% increase in Bilbao.
The average length of stay was 1.94 days, unchanged from the previous year. Occupancy levels stood at 59.7% by bed places and 71.0% by rooms, representing an increase of 0.8 and 2.6 percentage points compared to April 2025. In terms of profitability, the average daily rate (ADR) was 114.7 euros in the BAC, up 9.7%. It was 122.7 euros in Gipuzkoa, 113.2 euros in Bizkaia, and 97.0 euros in Álava.
This year's Easter holiday also boosted tourism, with 57,123 arrivals and 116,132 overnight stays, up 9.2% and 3.3% respectively from the previous year. Occupancy rates reached 74.8% by bed places and 79.8% by rooms, surpassing April 2025 figures.
In the first quarter cumulative data, arrivals grew by 1.2% and overnight stays by 1.5% compared to the same period in 2025. Rural houses also showed a significant increase in March, with arrivals up 21.6% and overnight stays up 16.1%, primarily among visitors from within Spain.

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