Hotels in the Comunitat Valenciana hang up the “full house” sign for the long weekend
Hotel occupancy in the three provinces above 90%.
The Comunitat Valenciana is preparing for the first major tourist “sold-out” (full) weekend of August, which begins tomorrow, with occupancy forecasts of over 90 percent in the three provinces, in large part due to the fact that the vacation Monday rental dies of vacation rentals.
According to the Valencian Hotel Employers Association (HOSBEC), “technical full occupancy” is reached when the average occupancy is 94 and 95 percent and already a significant proportion of hotels do not have a single room to sell in the next few days.
From the sector, have pointed out that all forecasts have been met and the various destinations in the Comunitat Valenciana will hang in a large proportion of signs of full during the August long weekend that begins tomorrow: from 90 percent on the Costa Blanca, to 91.1 in Benidorm, 91.2 in Castellón and up to 92.7 in the province of Valencia.
The location of the holidays on Monday has greatly affected travel for the long weekend, especially for national tourism, and in the last two weeks has not heard the rhythm of reservations for what the sector considers the “peak of the tourist season” . With these figures currently consolidated and the bookings arriving at the last minute, a so-called “technical full house” is reached, that is, an occupancy rate of over 94 percent.
Valencian destinations such as Cullera and Gandia have been sold out for days due to events such as the Medusa Festival, which has turned the entire Valencian coast upside down.
The location of the holidays on Monday has greatly affected travel for the long weekend, especially for national tourism, and in the last two weeks has not heard the rhythm of reservations for what the sector considers the “peak of the tourist season” . With these figures currently consolidated and the bookings arriving at the last minute, a so-called “technical full house” is reached, that is, an occupancy rate of over 94 percent.
Valencian destinations such as Cullera and Gandia have been sold out for days due to events such as the Medusa Festival, which has turned the entire Valencian coast upside down.
In addition to Spain, August 15 is also a holiday in other countries of the region, that is, Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Greece, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovenia, was Means that international tourism is also very important during this period and the airports of the Valencian Region are once again experiencing record numbers of passengers and operating days.
The president of HOSBEC, Toni Mayor , was pleased to see these figures after almost 30 months with many difficulties since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic.
“We can say that normality has returned to the behavior of Spanish and international tourists and that now we will live the golden days of recovery,” he said, adding that they will try to “take advantage of these days to restore both the accounts of companies and the satisfaction of our tourists like.”
“We must not forget that in the last two years the hotel industry in the Valencia region has not only made great efforts to keep its corporate structure almost intact, without significant purchase and sale operations or hopeless financial situations, but has also taken advantage of the standstill , to further improve the quality of the hotel industry with investments of over 350 million euros,” he said.
Photo Oliva – Denia Montgo by MaP
Benidorm, at full capacity
Reservations for the destination of Benidorm, the most important destination in the Valencia region, are currently over 91.1 percent, and it is expected that this figure will increase in the days leading up to the bridge. Of the sample studied, 76.1 percent have an occupancy rate above 90 percent and 13 percent of the total have no vacancies.
The Costa Blanca (excluding Benidorm) has an occupancy rate of 90% and in many hotels there is practically no room left for “a pin”.
The province of Valencia continues its positive trend, registering the highest occupancy forecast among those studied, at 92.7 percent.
In this area, more than 64 percent of the hotels have a booking level of over 90 percent, and 24 of the hotels have already booked all their rooms. Coastal resorts such as Cullera and Gandía have the best data and are the most chosen by tourists.
The occupancy forecast for Castellón from August 12 to 15 is close to “full”, as in the rest, with 91.2 percent. Almost seven out of ten hotels that participated in the sample already register occupancy rates above 90% and are expected to occupy the last available rooms.
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