This percentage places Córdoba only behind Málaga in the Andalusian tourism influx ranking for this festive period. Across the region, the average occupancy was 82.1%, with a total of 655,746 overnight stays, according to sector survey data from the Ministry of Tourism and Andalucía Exterior.
The 2026 results show a 3.7 percentage point increase over the occupancy recorded during the same holiday weekend last year, which lasted four days. Compared to the three-day holiday weekend in 2023, occupancy remains stable, but there is a 5.3% rise in the number of hotel stays.
“"The report indicates that all provinces achieved occupancy rates above 70%, with Málaga (88.7%), Córdoba (85.5%), and Granada (81.5%) standing out."
Other provinces such as Huelva (80.8%), Seville (80.4%), Cádiz (77.9%), Jaén (73.6%), and Almería (70%) also showed high figures. The busiest day was May 1st, with a peak occupancy of 87.4% in Andalusia, notably Córdoba with 93.8% and Málaga with 91.3%.
Regarding rural houses, occupancy by beds reached 51%, with peaks of 61.1% on May 2nd. The provinces of Málaga (57.1%), Jaén (56.7%), and Córdoba (52.1%) exceeded the average, with Jaén recording 68% on May 1st. Tourist rental homes had an occupancy of 44%, with Seville (74.3%), Córdoba (64.1%), Jaén (52.9%), and Granada (47.6%) above the regional average.
These figures surpass the sector's initial forecasts, which estimated 78.9% for hotels, 47.5% for rural houses, and 42.7% for tourist rental homes, demonstrating stronger tourism dynamism than anticipated.
