An “encouraging summer” for Club Med according to its CEO

The summer has been “

for Club Med with more than 40 open villages out of 65 around the world, a “strong” American market and a

French market

, according to its boss Henri Giscard d'Estaing.

he declared on Europe 1.

, he qualified.

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In 2019, Club Med was only able to open 27 villages.

assured Henri Giscard d'Estaing.

The French market has also

according to him, with a

and

reservations

throughout the summer.

"This summer the proportion of foreigners has dropped by 5 points in our case compared to what it was two years ago,"

he said.

, according to Henri Giscard d'Estaing who does not intend to

Reduced capacities

Overall, attendance at Club Med this summer will be

," he said without giving any figures.

underlined Henri Giscard d'Estaing. In particular, Club Med had to close its village in Martinique because of the epidemic peak in the French Antilles.

"Our capacity over the summer, worldwide, is 25% lower than it was two years ago,"

said the boss of Club Med.

For the winter season, Henri Giscard d'Estaing believes that

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Very affected by the Covid-19 pandemic which put a stop to tourism, the pioneer of French village-clubs - the first of which opened in the 1950s -, owned by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun, had seen its activity drop by 58% in 2020.