The source defines rural tourism accommodations as establishments or homes, registered as such in the corresponding tourist accommodation registry of each autonomous community, that offer tourist lodging for a price, with or without additional complementary services, and have the following characteristics:
- Located in a rural environment.
- Buildings with architecture typical of the area or located on properties with active agricultural operations.
- Limited number of beds and rooms.
- Two rental options: full use or entire property rental and shared use or room rental.
* Provisional data.
** People who stay one or more consecutive nights in the same accommodation.
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Rural tourism stays in Spain: traveler numbers from 2007 to 2023.
Between 2013 and 2019, after a long period of ups and downs, the annual number of tourists residing in Spain staying in rural houses and similar establishments in the country increased by almost one and a half million, surpassing *** million. However, the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected tourism and caused the number to drop to less than two million visitors in 2020. In the following years, the situation reversed again, and in 2023 around *** million domestic tourists were recorded.
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INE (Spain). (February 1, 2024). Total number of domestic travelers in rural tourism accommodations in Spain between 2007 and 2023 (in thousands) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1647065/rural-tourism-accommodations-number-of-resident-travelers-in-spain/
INE (Spain). "Total number of domestic travelers in rural tourism accommodations in Spain between 2007 and 2023 (in thousands)." Chart. February 1, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1647065/rural-tourism-accommodations-number-of-resident-travelers-in-spain/
INE (Spain). (2024). Total number of domestic travelers in rural tourism accommodations in Spain between 2007 and 2023 (in thousands). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1647065/rural-tourism-accommodations-number-of-resident-travelers-in-spain/
INE (Spain). "Total Number of Domestic Travelers in Rural Tourism Accommodations in Spain between 2007 and 2023 (in Thousands)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2024, /statistics/1647065/rural-tourism-accommodations-number-of-resident-travelers-in-spain/
INE (Spain), Total number of domestic travelers in rural tourism accommodations in Spain between 2007 and 2023 (in thousands) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1647065/rural-tourism-accommodations-number-of-resident-travelers-in-spain/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Total number of domestic travelers in rural tourism accommodations in Spain between 2007 and 2023 (in thousands) [Graph], INE (Spain), February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1647065/rural-tourism-accommodations-number-of-resident-travelers-in-spain/
