This morning the annual report on Pamplona Tourist Data for 2013 was presented and it reported an increase of 8, 1% compared to the previous year for the number of people who spent at least one night in the city hotels. This report also contained some interesting additional facts about Sanfermin such as the fact that the visitors have, as top of their sightseeing list, the wish to visit places related to the Sanfermin fiestas, such as the City Hall square or the bullring. Moreover, according to Mikel Ollo, Tourist Agent at Sanfermin.com/Booking, some 30% more of the balcony and package offers for accommodation have already been booked up for the coming fiestas compared to 2013. Clients from Russia, China, Argentina, Japan and The USA make up the most representative sector of the international clients at Sanfermin.com/Booking. At the moment, the communities of Catalonia, Madrid and Galicia are the most representatives regions from within the State. Mikel Ollo also pointed out that he is detecting an increase in the demand from foreign travel agencies that specialize in Sanfermin, especially English, Australian and American ones.
Other data obtained from the Tourism data reveals that in Sanfermin 2012 and 2013 there was an average period of overnight stays of 1, 8 nights. In 2012 this was the highest average of the year and in 2013, it was the second highest. In addition, in July 2013, according to data from the hotels and accommodation places in Pamplona and its surrounding areas some 50,970 personas booked rooms. Of this figure, some 28.009 were visitors from within the State and 22.971 were foreign visitors. The figure for foreign residents is the highest of the whole year in Pamplona and it is due to the high number of visitors attracted to the Sanfermin fiestas.
