Tourist accommodation occupancy in Colombia reached 49.7% in January 2026, per the Dane's Monthly Accommodation Survey. Seven of 12 regions recorded declines in occupancy, along with drops in revenues and employment.
The Monthly Accommodation Survey (EMA) from Dane indicated that Colombia's tourist lodging sector had moderate performance in January 2026 compared to January 2025. National occupancy stood at 49.7%, while real revenues fell 4.1% nationwide. Seven of 12 evaluated regions saw occupancy drops: Bogotá declined 2.7 percentage points (from 49.0% to 46.3%), followed by the Caribbean (-2.5 p.p.), Coffee Axis (-2.3 p.p.), Pacific (-1.3 p.p.), Central region (-0.9 p.p.), and Amazonia (-0.5 p.p.). Employment in the sector dropped 3.1% year-over-year, with the sharpest falls in San Andrés and Providencia (-11.1%), Orinoquía Plains (-7.8%), and Amazonia (-5.2%). Other areas like Santanderes (-4.6%), Caribbean (-3.4%), Antioquia (-3.3%), and Pacific (-3.2%) also decreased. Revenues saw Bogotá lead declines at -9.2%, followed by San Andrés and Providencia (-8.8%), Cartagena (-6.7%), and Orinoquía Plains (-6.6%). In contrast, Amazonia (+4.5%), Central region (+2.4%), and Golfo de Morrosquillo and Sabana (+18.8%) grew. Cotelco, Colombia's Hotel and Tourist Association, stated: «From Cotelco we insist on the need to strengthen the competitiveness conditions of the tourism sector, especially for lodging establishments». They added: «We consider it a priority to continue promoting policies and strategies that incentivize business formalization, compliance with current regulations, and the generation of equitable competition conditions for all tourism actors».
