Spain Votes Today
Spain's statistics office published 2 surveys this morning and the demand line is the strongest in months.
Non-resident tourists whose main accommodation in August was a rented home: 1,570,585, up 13.7%.
Hotels managed 6.6%. More than double the rate.
Then read the footnote.
A tourist dwelling advertised on a booking platform lands in that rented-home category only if it is not on a regional tourism register. Registered ones are counted as tourist apartments instead.
And the tourist apartment survey, published on Thursday, went the other way. Nights down 1.7%. Average stay down 8.4%. Prices…
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