Guest of Sud Radio this Friday, the Minister for Tourism drew a first positive assessment of the Christmas holidays for the sector, especially in the mountains.
“The Christmas holidays have generally worked well.
Just look at the occupancy rates of tourist accommodation.
The Gîtes de France occupied 70% the first week, 85% the second week, ”
said Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
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"In ski resorts, even if the British clientele could not come, we are generally on results which are almost those of 2019. We are at -8% of attendance compared to 2019",
noted the Minister.
“The resorts in the Pyrenees and the Massif Central have sometimes made +10, +20, + 30%.
On the other hand, in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, some resorts very oriented towards the British public have made -10, -20% ",
he detailed, estimating that
" overall, the French and Europeans have found their way back. tracks.
First week of January, we are doing + 5% compared to 2019 because the Belgians and the Dutch are very present ”.
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As a reminder, French ski resorts had had a blank year during the winter of 2020-2021 because of the closure of the ski lifts and the absence of international tourists.
This year, it is the British who have been banned from tourist travel in France since December 17 because of the development of the Omicron variant.