Mexico ranks among the four countries in the world with the longest hotel stays

Data from the Hotel Booking Trends study prepared by the technology platform SiteMinder indicates that travelers residing in Mexico increased the duration of their stays and booked further in advance during 2025, consolidating the domestic market as the main driver of national hotel demand.

According to the report, domestic guests accounted for 55.64% of hotel check-ins in the country during 2025, compared to 53.52% in 2024, a growth of 2.12 percentage points that confirms the strengthening of domestic tourism. The analysis is based on more than 130 million reservations made at establishments in different regions of the world.

The trend is also reflected in travel intentions: seven out of ten Mexicans plan to travel within the country in 2026, motivated by the search for nearby experiences and greater flexibility when organizing getaways.

Longer stays and advance bookings

Mexico ranked fourth globally in multi-night bookings, with 37% of stays exceeding two nights, placing it behind Colombia (43%), Portugal (42%), and Spain (39%). This trend coincided with greater predictability in the booking process: the average advance booking time reached 28.48 days, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth in this indicator.

Meanwhile, hotel rates remained relatively stable. The average daily rate was $218.90, while December became the most profitable month, reaching $265.92 per room.

Alfredo Rodríguez, country manager for SiteMinder in Mexico, pointed out that travel patterns show a structural shift: residents are choosing domestic destinations as their first option and, by planning further in advance, are generating more predictable revenue for hotels. He explained that hotels can capitalize on this trend through early booking incentives and offers of complimentary experiences.

Demand behavior

The annual analysis also showed a more balanced distribution of demand throughout the year. December accounted for 9.49% of hotel arrivals, slightly surpassing March (9.45%), thus reducing dependence on the traditional peak season.

Prices for each day of the week showed little variation: Friday was the most expensive day, with an average rate of $232.07, while Tuesday registered the lowest value at $209.46, a significantly smaller difference than in markets such as the United States or Ireland.

Among the main booking channels that generated revenue for hotels in 2025 were Expedia Group, Booking.com, direct bookings on hotel websites, Despegar.com, Hotelbeds, PriceTravel, Airbnb, World2Meet, Agoda, WebBeds, global distribution systems (GDS) and Keytel.

The SiteMinder report analyzes booking behavior in 20 of the world's most important tourist destinations and draws on information processed by the platform, which serves more than 50,000 hotels and manages hundreds of millions of accommodation nights each year.