Tourism: “the Christmas holidays worked well”, according to Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne

“The Gîtes de France had an occupancy rate of 70% the first week of the holidays, 85% the second week”cited as an example the minister, questioned on Friday on Sud Radio.

For ski resorts, “Even if the British clientele couldn’t come, we’re on results that are almost 2019”assured Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, who estimates the occupancy rate to be 8% lower than in 2019.

The ski resorts of the Pyrenees and the Massif Central “have carded”according to him with occupancy rates at “plus 10%, plus 20%, plus 30%” while the resorts of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, which are more dependent on British customers, “could have done minus 10%, minus 15%, minus 20%”he detailed.

The occupancy rate in the mountains for the two weeks of Christmas and New Year was 74%, according to a press release from Atout France.

On the return of international customers, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne noted “since last summer a return of Americans and Canadians”.

“International tourism has resumed, in October we did 80% more than in October 2020. It’s true that in October 2020 we were still in complicated circumstances with the pandemic”he said.

“In 2021 we will have more international tourists than in 2020 when we were in a range of 34 to 40 million. We hope to be in a range of 42 to 50 million”said the minister.

Before the pandemic, international revenues were 90 billion euros. The Minister estimates that in 2021, they will be “A half”.

According to Atout France, “international receipts at the end of October of 28.6 billion euros are already higher than those of 2020”.

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