A recent report by the tourism alliance Exceltur reveals an 8.8% reduction in the spaces offered in tourist use dwellings (VUT) across Spain, amounting to 31,500 fewer spaces in the past year. The study, which analyzes the 25 main tourist cities, places the current figure at 329,221 spaces, in contrast to the more than 360,000 recorded in February 2025, indicating a shift in sector trends.

The Valencian Community has been one of the regions most affected by this decrease. In the city of Valencia, the supply has fallen by 14.8%, while in Alicante the decline has been even more significant, reaching 18.3%. Together, both provinces have lost over 8,000 spaces in just one year.

According to Exceltur, this reduction reflects the increased effectiveness of control and regulation measures for tourist accommodation promoted by local and regional administrations. Óscar Perelli, executive vice president of the organization, highlighted the importance of the Digital Single Window, which mandates a registration number in platform advertisements, as a key factor. He also emphasized the role of city councils and autonomous communities in regulation, citing the case of Ibiza, where the drop was 70.5%.

Other major Spanish cities have also recorded significant declines. Madrid and Barcelona experienced drops of 10.8% and 5.2% respectively, resulting in a combined reduction of over 12,000 spaces. After Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca suffered the second largest fall with 37.9%, followed by A Coruña (-38.6%) and Santander (-24.5%). Only Málaga (+1.6%), Seville (+1.1%), and Granada (+0.3%) showed slight increases, albeit increasingly moderate.

These data, according to Exceltur, demonstrate a change in trend in the tourist housing market, marked by greater institutional control and a progressive containment of supply. The tourism alliance stresses that this reduction comes after years of growth and represents a further step in limiting accommodation offerings considered intrusive, aiming to balance the impact of tourism on cities.