{"id":69353,"date":"2026-08-11T23:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/69353\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:34:17","slug":"spain-wins-over-luxury-tourism-favourite-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/69353\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain wins over luxury tourism: favourite destinations \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spain.info\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Spain <\/a>is consolidating its position among the preferred destinations for luxury tourism thanks to an offering that combines exclusivity, authenticity and experiences linked to the territory. Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, Mallorca and Ibiza continue to lead demand, while other destinations such as Valencia, the Costa Blanca, Bilbao, San Sebasti\u00e1n and Seville are also gaining prominence. Since 2019, Seville has tripled its stock of five-star and luxury hotels.<\/p>\n<p>New premium travellers no longer only seek high-end services. Sustainability, personalisation, wellbeing and cultural connection have become decisive factors, especially among millennials and Gen Z. Gastronomic experiences, visits to producers, wine routes, private sailing, holistic wellness and stays in rural estates and historic agritourism properties are all on the rise, where hospitality is integrated with local products and the destination\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/L_075203_adobestock-461276025.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2362\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Puerto Banus. Source: Adobe Stock.<\/p>\n<p>Mallorca and Marbella clearly reflect this transformation of the premium offering. The island is committed to responsible luxury based on culture, landscape, local producers, gastronomy, wellbeing and stays in historic estates and agritourism properties.<\/p>\n<p>Marbella, in turn, combines climate, safety and connectivity with an offering focused on high-end hotels, dining, exclusive shopping, leisure and wellbeing. New projects such as Four Seasons Marbella, Ikos Resorts and Waldorf Astoria, together with refurbishments and openings, are consolidating the Costa del Sol as one of the major showcases of luxury tourism in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spain is consolidating its position among the preferred destinations for luxury tourism thanks to an offering that combines&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11830,21504,27225,17],"class_list":["post-69353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-destinations","tag-luxury-hotels","tag-luxury-tourism","tag-spain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}