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At the end of confinement, the summer holidays will be Franco-French and secure

2020-04-18T04:49:20.965Z


The Covid-19 crisis will most certainly force the French to spend their summer… in France. But under what conditions ? Professionals


We drew a line under the Easter holidays, which end this weekend for zone C (Paris, Ile-de-France, Toulouse…). The May bridges? They can also be zapped, with the possible exception of that of the Ascension at the end of the month. What about summer vacation? Coronavirus requires, forget, for now, the sandy beaches on the other side of the world, the Taj Mahal or the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. The summer vacation promises to be resolutely… local and local.

In his speech of April 13, while setting a target for the beginning of deconfinement from May 11, Emmanuel Macron insisted that the borders of non-European countries would remain closed "until further notice". Enough to shower the hopes of frequent travelers who hoped to be able to set milestones by booking their next summer getaway.

The tour operator union (Seto), which has decided to postpone all departures until May 29 inclusive, drives the point home. He believes it is "too early to plan a trip". The previous week, the Secretary of State for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari advised him to "wait" before booking for the summer holidays, the situation linked to the Covid-19 epidemic being "still too much uncertain ”.

90% of families want to stay in France this summer

This unprecedented situation plunges travel candidates and tourism professionals in an uncomfortable blur. Linda, 51, doubly knows something about it. This executive assistant from Villiers-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) had first planned to explore Colorado in the United States in early May. His travel agency now offers to postpone his stay to the same period ... next year. "It is not the best option but, at least, I will not lose money, reassures this single. I worry now for the summer. Will I be able to go, with my mother, to the mobile home that I booked in August at Larmor-Plage? "

If her American dream is pushed back to the Greek calendars, Linda should normally be able to travel to Brittany. "The 2020 summer vacation will be French-French," says Didier Arino, director of the Protourisme expertise firm. Most of the 17 million foreigners who visit our country in July and August will not come, and the 9 million French who go abroad will remain, for the most part, in France. "

A prediction validated by the barometer "confinement - Can we still dream of a vacation?" ”Produced by the campsites.com reservation site, 90% of the families questioned said they wanted to spend their summer holidays in France, and even 40% in their own region. Like camping, rentals of furnished apartments or holiday homes are already shaping up to be the most popular formulas for living a summer surrounded by loved ones, family and / or friends, after confinement that will have all distant from each other.

"Cancellations are still very weak in July and August"

"We remain confident about the summer season," says Nicolas Dayot, president of the National Federation of Outdoor Hotels. The wall is still far away and we can save the season if the 8,000 or so campsites in France can accommodate their first customers from June 1. Reservations are stopped for the moment but cancellations are still very weak in July and August. "

To reassure and encourage their customers to book now, certain tourism professionals already offer payment facilities and cancellation possibilities at no cost. Another imperative is to ensure health security by promising drastic hygiene measures.

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Some campsites, including those of the Airotel and Treflio networks, have already signed a charter committing them, for example, to making disinfectant products available in common areas, installing signage to maintain safety distances between customers or even to strengthen the cleaning and disinfection of common areas (swimming pool, playground, catering and entertainment areas).

Source: leparis

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