Residents of towns like Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Palma or Ibiza They coexist day by day with the rise of tourist apartments, a reality that is becoming more present every day. According to the latest data from Exceltur, these accommodations for tourist use have increased by 25% in just one year, reaching almost 290,000 accommodations.
These are those offered, and not those legally declared as tourist apartments, which represents a new historical maximum. In Madrid There are already nearly 60,000 accommodations offered for tourism. Barcelona It occupies second place in the ranking, with almost 5,000 additional homes on offer.
We also see exponential growth Malaga, which increased its housing supply by almost 30%. On the other side of the scale are Ibiza and Palma de Mallorcawhere last year many residents were forced to live in caravans due to a lack of apartments.
The tourist rental federation places emphasis elsewhere, ensuring that half of accommodation of this type is usually second homes.