The last twelve months have been the hottest on record in the world. The Pyrénées-Orientales has experienced a historic drought for two years.
The union of hoteliers and restaurateurs has just signed a charter of commitments with the department prefecture to save water. Customers will no longer be able to take baths in hotels. No more ice buckets for serving wines, champagnes and bottles of water. Voluntary establishments can offer promotions to customers who ask when booking not to change bath towels every day. And hoteliers are not the only ones tackling the water problem head on. The camping sector is also showing its credentials on issues of saving water in the last few weeks during the summer. There was no longer any watering of green spaces in the summer... These commitments will be made again this year... These measures have already received very positive feedback from customers, says Nicolas Day, president of the National Outdoor Hotels Federation of France (FNHPA) It's hard to believe it as France is currently drowning in incessant rain, but climate change shows no pause.