Hostel And Restaurant España

TOURISM IN SPAIN
(HOTEL AND RESTAURANT)

MARIA TERESA MARTIN GOMEZ
ESTIBALIZ SUAREZ MARCOS

TABLE OF CONTENDS

1.) Introduction………………………………………………………………………..3

2.) Legislation about hotels in Spain……………………………………………….3-4

3.) Spanish data about number of hotel in every class…………………………...5-6

4.) Spanish data about number of travellers, overnight visits and average stay (Spanishpeople and foreigners) ……………………………………………………6-8

5.) Touristic regions and their differences in offers and occupancy……………...8-9

6.) Spanish data about seasonal changes…………………………………………10-11

7.) New trends and development………………………………………………….11-12

8.) Bibliography……………………………………………………………………….13

1.) INTRODUCTION

Tourism in Spain was developed during the last years of Francisco Franco’sdictatorship, when the country became a popular place for summer holidays, especially for tourists from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Scandinavia.

Spain is a tourist country, with a lot of millions of tourists every year attracted by its beaches, the rich artistic heritage of the country and the variety of gastronomic offers, in addition to being one of the nations mostbeautiful and rich cultural heritage of the world for wide variety of destinations.

In previous decades was promoted almost exclusively by the sun and beach tourism,
This type of Tourism was the first to be developed in Spain, and today, generates the most income for the Spanish economy.
The mild climate during the whole year and the extensive sandy beaches of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean as wellas of its two archipelagoes (the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands respectively) have been attracting tourists from the cold territories of Northern Europe for decades. Summer resorts are popular with Spaniards too.
In recent years there has been a greater interest in cultural tourism.

2.) LEGISLATION ABOUT HOTELS IN SPAIN

There is no national classification system for hotels; eachRegional Government has its own legislation, although in practice the differences between the different regions are minimal.
There are a number of general technical requirements regarding fire protection system and soundproofing of all facilities. The maximum prices for services must be exposed at the reception in a conspicuous place and one price list in a room with extra services (eg,telephone, laundry, garage). The hotel should be displayed in the main entrance a plaque with the category standard.
These are the minimum requirements by category:

• One-star hotel

Double room with minimum 12 m2 , single room with minimum 7 m2, bathroom with minimum 3,5 m2, heating and lift.

• Two-star hotel

Double room with minimum 14 m2, single room with minimum 7 m2, bathroom withminimum 3,5 m2, telephone in the room, heating, lift and safe-deposit box.

• Three-star hotel

Double room with minimum 15 m2, single room with minimum 8 m2, bathroom with minimum 4 m2, telephone in the room, heating, air-conditioning in the common areas, lift, bar and safe-deposit box.
• Four-star hotel

Double room with minimum 16 m2, single room with minimum 9 m2, bathroomwith minimum 4,5 m2, telephone in the room, heating, air-conditioning in the room, lift, bar and safe-deposit box.

• Five-star hotel

Double room with minimum 17 m2, single room with minimum 10 m2, bathroom with minimum 5 m2, telephone in the room, heating, air-conditioning in the room, lift, bar and safe-deposit box.

3.) SPANISH DATA ABOUT NUMBER OF HOTEL IN EVERY CLASS[pic]TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH:
In this graphic we can observe the number of Hotel and Hostel in every class.

|Category |Number of hotel |Estimated number |Occupancy rate for |Occupancy |
| |and hostel |places |places |Rate for weekends |
|TOTAL |14.824 |1.363.934 |49,32%...