The All Saints holidays will begin this Saturday, October 23, with the hope, for professionals, of a return to normal.
At the microphone of France inter, Didier Arino, Managing Director of Protourisme, a consulting firm specializing in tourism, was delighted to find "
little by little, an almost normal situation
".
At this time of the year, it is usually "
12 to 14 million of our fellow citizens who go on vacation
" he recalled, figures much less important than for the summer vacation, but which remain "substantial
for professionals
”.
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"
Today, reservations are accelerating, with around 40% of what the flow was before the covid
", underlines Didier Arino.
However, these All Saints holidays will be “
Franco-French
”, he assures us.
“
Professionals rely on last minute reservations to refuel
”.
According to him, "
the French are waiting for all the conditions to be met to book
", especially on the side of the weather.
Success of city tourism and theme parks
In France, theme parks are popular, with a hotel park "
almost complete
", according to Didier Arino. The same enthusiasm for urban tourism: "
We have resumed 80% of the usual occupancy rates at this time of the year in large metropolises
". The resumption of business tourism to which is added resort tourism is benefiting large cities such as Paris or Bordeaux. Sunny European destinations are also popular, failing to be able to travel to Asia or Latin America. "
The opening of the United States was also a considerable trigger
", with an acceleration of reservations to distant destinations since the announcement of the White House.
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The Managing Director of Protourisme recalls, however, that there is still a long way to go for this sector stricken by the pandemic: "
The loss for the tourism sector has amounted to more than 100 billion euros since the start of the crisis
".
