The Gran Canaria municipality has a total of 3280 holiday homes according to INE data, a number greater than the sum of tourist destinations in the Balearic archipelago such as Palma de Mallorca, Formentera and Calvià.
San Bartolomé de Tirajana has positioned itself as an ideal destination for tourist homes. This new form of holiday accommodation has been consolidated in the Gran Canaria municipality, taking advantage of its tourist attraction in the European market. With 3280 holiday homes, San Bartolomé de Tirajana is positioned as the third municipality in the Canary Islands with the largest number of accommodations of this style, only behind Adeje and Arona.
If we look at the distribution of holiday homes by area within the municipality, there are no big surprises; The tourist areas of Playa del Inglés, Meloneras and San Agustín together have a total of 2390 accommodations of this type, a thousand more than in Palma de Mallorca. On the contrary, Juan Grande and Castillo de Romeral are the areas of the municipality with the lowest number of holiday homes, with a total of 37.
After the pandemic, the number of vacation homes in the archipelago has grown by up to 10%, something that is reflected in the data collected by the INE, where it can be seen how from August 2020 to August 2022 the number of these accommodations has increased. increased by 277.
Platforms such as Airbnb or Booking have been an incentive for the growth of these accommodations, which are often located in urban centers far from tourist areas, as is the case of Vecindario, where there are nearly 50 accommodations, figures similar to the municipality. of Ingenuity.
The figures for San Bartolomé de Tirajana in terms of the number of holiday homes place the municipality as one of the main Spanish destinations for the arrival of tourists who opt for this accommodation model. Despite not reaching the figures of large cities such as Madrid, Barcelona or Seville, it does far exceed other recognized national tourist destinations such as Palma de Mallorca, the city mentioned above, the island Formentera or the tourist municipality of Calvià, which even adding All of its holiday homes reach the figures of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. The Gran Canaria municipality also surpasses the mythical tourist destination of Benidorm, with 697 more accommodations.
Despite the growth of vacation homes in the national territory, discussions about the legislative framework in which they fit are constant. A few weeks ago, the former Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, advocated for a stricter framework for tourist apartment platforms.
From the tourism sector they are already looking closely at his successor, Héctor Gómez, to find out if he will have a new position regarding this type of accommodation so present in San Bartolomé de Tirajana or will continue in the line of his predecessor.
