San Bartolomé de Tirajana achieved a record last July: it registered 1,1 million night sales in the tourism sector, being the EU destination that is growing the most and generating income, according to data from the INE this Tuesday. And all this against the populists of Las Palmas and official media who are spreading a bad image of the destination on social media due to the real estate state of the failure of privately controlled shopping centers.
In Spain, the tourist spots with the highest number of overnight stays in July were San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Arona and Benidorm. Rotation in the destination improved because the average stay in these accommodations fell by 3%, standing at 5,4 overnight stays per traveler, according to data from the statistical institute that shows how in July 48% of the places offered were occupied, 6,8 .2022% less than in 4,5. According to the data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in the occupancy survey in non-hotel tourist accommodation this Wednesday, the average stay of each of the visits to said accommodation has been XNUMX. XNUMX overnight stays per traveler.
Regarding prices, the Tourist Apartment Price Index (IPAP) increased by 6,8% in July compared to the same month in 2022, the Camping Price Index (IPAC) increased by 7,4%, and the Rural Tourism Price Index (IPTR) 4,4%. Non-hotel stays have also exceeded pre-pandemic data, standing 6,3% above the figures for the same months of 2019.
Marco Aurelio Pérez, mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana 
