Marbella records in February a

The Marbella City Council has announced a "record" in tourism employment for the month of February, with 2,990 people employed in hotel establishments, compared to 2,781 recorded in the same period the previous year. According to a note from the City Council, the data represents an increase of 7.5%, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey (EOH) from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), which also showed an average price per hotel room exceeding 136 euros, reflecting a rise of 6.1% compared to February 2025. On the other hand, the average stay reached 2.87 days, representing an increase of 11.7% compared to the previous year, when it was 2.57 days. In terms of profitability, the revenue per available room (RevPar) was around 70 euros, compared to 71.17 euros recorded in February 2025. Meanwhile, the average hotel occupancy was 51.4%, with a total of 31,909 travelers and 91,631 overnight stays recorded, below the indicators registered in the same period last year. In this regard, the Director-General of Tourism, Laura de Arce, detailed that these figures have been influenced by various external factors, including particularly adverse weather, with a high number of rainy days during the month of February, the international geopolitical situation, and difficulties in railway connectivity.