Holiday bookings to the Balearics have risen by 6 % in the last week (16-23 October) compared to the previous week and the islands have become the sixth most popular destination in Spain accounting for 7.3 % of the total bookings, according to the booking platform TravelgateX.
The volume of bookings in the last week on the islands represents an increase of 39.8% compared to the same period last year and a growth of 81.5% from January to 23 October this year compared to the same period in 2022.
According to the data from 16 to 23 October, 15.2% of bookings were made between 15 days and 30 days in advance of the holiday, 15.2% more than three months in advance, 15% at the “last minute” (less than one day) and 8% at the “last minute” (2-3 days).
Of the bookings registered in the last few days in Spain, 44.4% were made by couples and half of the travellers (47%) booked between 2 and 5 nights, according to TravelgateX.
Domestic tourism predominates: among the main nationalities that have made reservations to Spain during the last 7 days through the TravelgateX platform, Spaniards account for 61.3 %, followed by the British 12.6 % and, at a great distance, Germans and Italians with 2.9 and 2.6 %, respectively.
Over the weekend, Palma was heaving with British tourists obviously keen to make the most of the far better weather than back in the UK and the cooler temperatures which is good news for low season tourism.