Overview
- Eustat’s February 2026 hotel-registration data show year-on-year declines in arrivals across Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia and Álava.
- Gipuzkoa recorded 89,880 hotel entries, a 6.2% decrease from a year earlier, with Donostia down 9.2%.
- Bizkaia counted 104,516 hotel visitors, a 1.2% decline marking the province’s first monthly year-on-year drop in the past year.
- Bilbao still drew substantial traffic in February with 77,372 tourists recorded in the city.
- Álava posted 31,081 entries, down 0.8%, while overnight stays rose 1.7% to 66,733 and the average stay length increased by 2.6 points.