Summary:
- 401,000 tourists between January and July 2024, 7% more than the same period in 2023.
- 295.000 travellers staying in hotels between January and July, up 10%.
- 558,500 overnight hotel stays, up 16%.
- 11 cruises between January and July, 22% more than in 2023.
- 18,431 cruise passengers, 65% more than the same period in 2023.
- 126,357 passengers in regular maritime traffic, an increase of 2.6%.
Summary:
- 683,978 tourists in 2023, 17% more than in 2022
- 472,000 travellers staying in hotels
- 915,000 overnight hotel stays
- 618,000 passenger arrivals at Santander Airport (residents and visitors)
- 16 cruise ships, with about 24,000 cruise passengers, +18.2% (fewer ships, more passengers)
- 229,000 scheduled liner passengers, -4.3%
Summary:
- Most relevant fact for 2022: recovery of the international market.
- 422,196 travellers staying in hotels in Santander, 43% more than in 2021
- 867,216 overnight stays generated in Santander hotels, 37% more than in 2021
- 35% of overnight stays are by internationals, up 88% over 2021
- 65% of overnight stays are by residents in Spain, growing more smoothly, 22% more than in 2021
- 8% were cruise passengers (20,280).
The November data exceed the pre-pandemic figures:
- Over 1.75 million people have visited the city in the year to date.
- For the second time this year, the figures for 2019 are exceeded in some ratios.
- International tourism accounted for 36% of total overnight stays in hotels.
Overnight hotel stays in October finally exceeded the 2019 figure:
• For the first time since the start of the pandemic, 2019 figures are exceeded
• Santander received a total of 210,827 visitors in October, more than double the number in October 2020
• Over 1.5 million people have visited the city in the year to date.
Visitors to the city grew by 20% compared to August 2020, with the arrival of 421,695 people.
International visitors grew by 148% and domestic visitors by 19%.
Hotel occupancy data show the same positive trend, with an increase in overnight stays of 23%.
Tourism demand was consolidated in July, with the recovery of international tourism standing out.
- Los visitantes de la ciudad aumentaron un 17% en julio, con la llegada de 308.268 personas; los visitantes internacionales aumentaron un 43% y los nacionales un 16%.
- Hotel occupancy figures show a positive July, with a 47% increase in overnight stays.
Santander records the best summer ever in terms of the volume of visitors to the city:
• The number of visitors received in the months of July and August 2021 grew by 3% over the same months of 2019, a record high.
• The positive trend continued in September, with an increase in visitors (+43%) and overnight stays (+30%).
Tourism activity in Santander is gradually recovering.
- Visitors to the city grew by 130% in the month of June, with the arrival of 204,958 people, 93% of whom were national visitors.
- Hotel occupancy figures are improving with respect to 2020, although uncertainty is the main factor in the pace of bookings.
