The island of Mallorca was the destination with the highest number of hotel stays in June, exceeding 7.2 million, according to the INE. Despite the overall decline of 0.9% in Spain, hotel prices rose by 5.6%.
Mallorca has established itself as the preferred tourist destination in Spain during June, recording over 7.2 million overnight stays in hotel establishments, according to the hotel occupancy data published this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This figure makes the island the tourist area with the highest volume of stays, far ahead of other national destinations.
Spain as a whole recorded just over 38.6 million hotel stays in June, representing a decline of 0.9% compared to the same month in 2025. This decrease is mainly explained by a 2% drop in stays by non-resident travellers, while stays by residents in Spain grew by 1.5%.
In the case of Mallorca, the weight of international tourism is decisive. The main destinations chosen by non-residents were, in this order, the Balearic Islands (with 34% of the total), Catalonia (18.4%), and the Canary Islands (17.9%). In fact, the Balearic archipelago was the community that presented the highest occupancy rate per available bed during June, at 82.5%.
By tourist areas, Palma-Calvià reached an average occupancy of 84.8% and 86.6% during weekends. The tourist point with the highest occupancy was Alcúdia, with 89.6% of the beds filled, while Llucmajor recorded the highest weekend occupancy, at 92.1%.
Travellers from the United Kingdom and Germany continue to be the main source markets for Spain, accounting for 29% and 16.3% of non-resident stays, respectively. They are followed by France (6.5%), the United States (5.4%), and the Netherlands (4.2%).
In the cumulative total for the first half of 2026, hotel stays in Spain grew by 1.8% compared to the same period the previous year. Stays by residents increased by 1.3% and those by non-residents by 2%. This positive balance contrasts with the slight decline in June, which the sector attributes to seasonal factors and the evolution of source markets.
The average daily revenue per occupied room (ADR) was €137.1 in June, 5.8% more than the previous year. The Hotel Price Index (IPH) rose by 5.6% nationwide, with a particularly sharp increase in the Balearic Islands, where it reached 9.2%, the highest increase among autonomous communities.
By category, three-star establishments recorded the largest price increase, at 6.9%. The occupancy rate across Spain was 65.6%, 0.2% lower than in June 2025, while weekend occupancy fell by 1.4%, to 71.3%.
The data reflects that, despite the slight decrease in the volume of overnight stays, the profitability of the hotel sector continues to rise, especially in high-demand destinations like Mallorca. The rise in prices and high occupancy in places like Alcúdia or Llucmajor confirm the strength of tourism on the island, which remains the engine of the sector at the national level.
For the coming months, forecasts indicate that July and August will maintain high figures, although the sector will be attentive to the evolution of international markets, especially the British and German, which account for almost half of the non-resident stays in the Balearic Islands.
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