Spain’s Valencia Posting Hefty Numbers in 2019

Tourism in the city of Valencia has continued to grow during the first four months of the year.

According to data published by the INE (National Institute of Statistics - Spain), it has shown an improvement in the number of overnight stays and visitors and has also shown a positive change in profitability indicators for tourism: RevPAR, hotel occupancy and the average price.

The city also reflects a more authentic and distinctive identity, due to the targeted promotion campaigns and a history based upon product-related programs. As a result, overnight stays increased by 4.1 percent from January to April, reaching 1,514,643.

From the total number of overnight stays, 37 percent of these are domestic and 63 percent international overnight stays. The major markets for the city of Valencia are growing, with the UK showing a total of 5.2 percent increase.

In terms of travelers, numbers grew by 3.3 percent to 653,673 and the total growth of international travelers increased by 9.8 percent. In addition, up until May - the latest data published by AENA (Spain’s Airport Operator) - the number of passengers at Valencia Airport grew at a rate of 12.3 percent.

An increase in seats for airlines predicts a good summer season driven by international visitors. In fact, there are 6.5 million seats for this summer months.

As for the number of seats offered the United Kingdom had the biggest increase with an impressive 23.9 percent growth. The airport now has a total of 114 direct routes with 14 new summer connections from all main markets.