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In early July, an Spanish summer tourism spending has kept rising while household concerns about security have intensified. An Oney study found that in early July 2025 showed 95% of Spanish households intended to take planned a summer vacation, holiday, budgeting an average of €1,389 for an 11‑day trip. By late July, the OCU survey reported data placed the average beach‑holiday cost of a beach holiday at €1,502, with 33% of families still choosing the coast, hotels preferred by 35% of respondents, and 30% saying they would not travel at all. A follow‑up OCU release on 23 July confirmed the €1,502 average and the same accommodation preferences, while adding consumer‑protection advice on secure payments families and cancellation policies. A second report on 29 July highlighted a record surge in holiday expenses: hotel 32.2% of Spaniards unable to afford any vacation. Hotel room prices have more than doubled since 2016 (from about €80 to over €137), 2016, pushing overall family holiday spending to €1,502 the €1,500 level and leaving 32.2% of Spaniards unable prompting many to afford any vacation. In Andalusia, over 40% plan no summer break and 24% cannot travel abroad. Many households are shortening shorten trips or redirecting redirect funds to home improvements. Economists warn that rising tourism costs could Domestic travel remains dominant—85% plan trips inside Spain—and restaurant budgets stay strong, with 88% intending to keep or increase household debt and erode the middle‑class leisure lifestyle. By July 2026, an dining‑out spending. A 2026 Aladinia survey showed confirms the upward trend, reporting an average Spaniard expects to spend of €1,130 on an August holiday, while OCU still estimated €1,502 for the full season. Eurostat data per person for 2025 indicated that 32.2% of Spaniards could not afford even a week away, above the EU‑27 average. Domestic travel remained dominant, with August vacations, 85% planning trips inside of respondents travelling within Spain and 56% favouring beach destinations; hotels accounted for 40% nearly half of bookings the budget (47%) earmarked for accommodation and tourist apartments 35%. Restaurant budgets stayed strong—88% intended restaurant meals. TheFork’s poll echoed the earlier restaurant‑budget strength, with 88% planning to keep maintain or increase dining‑out spending and 53% expected to raise dining spend over €400 during the holidays—and eco‑friendly pork gained popularity for barbecues. Security concerns rose, and 62% combining meals out with lodging. Security worries have grown in parallel. Verisure España warned of a 34% increase rise in burglary risk for vacant homes prompting higher demand for connected probability during the holiday period, 94% of the population now deem security solutions. very important, and 86.7% of households already employ protective measures. The combined pressure of higher travel costs and heightened burglary risk continues to shape Spanish household budgeting and consumer‑protection behaviour.