2023-07-04 06:31:05
The Girona campsites received up to 138,607 tourists last Maythe highest figure ever reached in the establishments of the Girona counties in the fifth month of the year, according to the historical series of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) that goes back to 2005.
Compared to other years, campsites accommodated 7.8% more visitors than a year ago (128.538) and 26.7% more than in 2019 (109,351). Of the total number of tourists, 61,481 were Spanish residents, while 77,126 resided abroad.
Spanish tourists fell by 14.% compared to last year and they practically recorded the same figures as before the outbreak of the pandemic, with a slight drop of 0.3%. The increase comes if we look at foreign tourists. Here, the Girona campsites see how during the month of May 2023 they accommodated 77,126 visitors, 20,177 more than a year ago, a figure that represents a percentage increase of 35.4%. While with respect to May 2019, foreign tourists in the campsites of the province of Girona increased by 61,8%.
The Girona campsites they also recorded a record for overnight stays in a month of May (656,081). A figure that represents an increase of 25.9% compared to the data obtained a year ago and 51.7% more than in May 2019, before the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Costa Brava, protagonist
The majority of tourists chose the campsites on the Costa Brava during their visit to the regions of Girona. Of the more than 138,000 visitors to this type of establishment during the month of May, 130,017 chose the campsites on the Girona coastaccording to data from the National Institute of Statistics.
The number of visitors to Costa Brava campsites grew at similar percentages to the rest of the demarcation. This type of establishment accommodated 9.8% more tourists than a year ago and 28.8% more than in 2019.
Record in Catalonia
Catalan campsites received 363,646 tourists during May and reached the maximum in this month since the National Institute of Statistics (INE) has records, in the case of the autonomous communities since 1999.
Campsites accommodated 18.9% more visitors than in 2019 and registered 28.8% more overnight stays. In fact, Catalonia remained the State’s favorite destination for campsites. By area, the Costa Brava stands out, with 637,578 overnight stays in the fifth month of the year.
The INE highlights that overnight stays in non-hotel tourist accommodation during May increased by 7.2% in the State as a whole compared to the same month a year ago, up to 10.4 million, and exceeded the record levels of 2019. Likewise, in the cumulative period between January and May, overnight stays grew by 10.3% compared to pre-pandemic figures.
In relation to prices, he details that all non-hotel tourist accommodation has become more expensive compared to the rates of a year ago. In the case of campsites, 4.6%.
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