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Definitive Consolidation Of Tourism Recovery
The Councilor of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Lola Johnson, stressed that the good results obtained in the “Employment figures for July show that this year will be the year of the definitive consolidation of the tourism recovery in our Region”.
In this vein, Johnson pointed out that if the occupation last year and recorded good data “this year is exceeded by 6.5 points, reflecting the policies developed by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport provided in partnership with industry and municipalities are giving good results.”
The Regional Minister made these statements to the media in Candia, after meeting with the local mayor, Arturo Torres.
At a press conference, Johnson has provided employment data for July and August forecasts that has collected the poll is done from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Lola Johnson recalled that Easter, the first test for the tourism of the Region, “and predicted a good summer campaign. Data that were ratified in June and are now a reality in the month of July. ”
“In addition, Johnson has continued, according to figures drove from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, we estimate an occupancy rate of 83%, with peaks above 90% in tourist destinations such as Ben dorm, Denial, Candia and Pensacola.”
Hotel occupancy in July
the Councilor explained that according tithe poll “the occupation for all hotels in the coast of the Region in July was 83%, representing an increase of 6.5 points compared with July 2010.”
Johnson said that “these data confirm the recovery in demand we are already announcing since last spring and even exceed our forecasts, which estimated a growth of about 4-5 points.”
Note that hotel occupancy in July has increased in all tourist areas. On the coast of Castellan, the occupation has been 77%, 4.4 points more than in July 2010, on the coast of Valencia, the occupation has been about 80%, and 6 points higher compared with the same period 2010, on the coast of Alicante, the occupation has exceeded 80%, representing an increase of 6 points.
For its part, Ben dorm has been an occupation of 92%, which is 7.5 points more than in July 2010.
Non-hotel occupancy in July
regarding the occupation of the hotel services of the Region, Lola Johnson stressed that the occupation of the squares of the “camp of the coastline of the Region stood at 71%, representing an increase of 11.2 percentage points over July 2010.”
In this line, the head of Tourism, Culture and Sport said that “the three provinces have been an occupation in July is between 66 and 73%, with a significant 20% increase on the coast of Valencia, a 13% on the coast of Castellan and 3% on the coast of Alicante.”
As for apartments, Lola Johnson stated that the occupation is estimated at 70.5%, half a point over the same month last year.
In addition, the Regional Minister stressed that the “interior of the Land of the trend has also been positive during the month of July as there has been an average occupancy in all hotels within the Communicate Valencia of around 60% This represents an increase of nearly 10 points compared to July 2010. ”
Lola Johnson, “These data confirm the good health of our tourism, a positive development that could already be seen last June, when the data and confirmed a good start to the summer campaign.”
Forecast for August.
The Regional Minister, in his appearance has announced that “the outlook for this August also promises good results, with an increase of between three and five points from August last year and this recovery will also result in increased profitability” .
Lola Johnson explained that according to forecasts by the Department “August exceed an average occupancy of 85% with peaks above 90% in tourist destinations such as Ben dorm, Denial, Candia and Pensacola and it is quite likely that this figure will increase due to lattes.
For Johnson, “these good summer campaign data show that tourism policies of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport are working well.”
In this regard, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports has noted that Valencia “has an excellent supply of sun and beach, with tourist and sport infrastructures adapted to all types of tourists and where through Prestige Coastal Plan have acted in 100% of the coastal municipalities to improve our beaches. ”
In addition, the Councilor has indicated that “thee Region has a rich and varied range of interior and from the Government have supported the consolidation of tourism products such as ecotourism, adventure tourism and nature tourism.”
Also, Lola Johnson recalled that “our fate also has a diversified and segmented tourism (cultural tourism, marine, cruise, interior) in order to attract all types of profiles and a quality hotel facility.”
“This is our tourists know and value it and therefore from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport will continue to develop those initiatives that contribute to promoting tourism development in our towns and Valencia,” Johnson finished.