of Vicky Kourlibini
This Easter is nothing like the previous two years of the pandemic with travel restrictions and strict protection measures.
The positive atmosphere for the popular Easter destinations had already started to form at the beginning of April, but on Holy Week, as market traders note, the reservations reach the zenith in terms of the internal market, while arrivals from abroad have also started. to “warm up”.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the fullness for Easter in open accommodation is strong for Athens and Thessaloniki.
Regarding the destinations that attract interest for the days of Easter, the occupancy of hotels reaches 90% in Corfu, 80% in Kalamata, 85% in Santorini, 80% in Paros, 80% in Zagorochoria.
In Heraklion, Crete, the fullness exceeds the numbers of 2019. In Mykonos, the fullness from Good Friday until Easter Monday reaches 20%. Accommodation in Syros has also begun to be scarce.
According to the report, by the end of the week the available rooms will be exhausted, both in island destinations and in the nearby ones that are accessible by road. In Spetses and the other islands of the Saronic Gulf the occupancy is already close to 100%, as well as in accommodation in Corinth.
The growing appetite for vacations is currently outpacing increases in transportation and food. At the same time, more and more organized groups have started coming from abroad, giving the signal for the beginning of this season. It is estimated that by the end of the month the majority of hotels in the Cyclades, Ionian Islands, Crete, Rhodes and Kos will be operational.
Hotels are full
According to data from the Hotel Chamber of Greece, which has commissioned ITEP to conduct a weekly panel survey exclusively for hotels of continuous operation in mountainous areas and cities, in order to capture the basic parameters of average price and occupancy in this part of the hotel industry, In March the percentage of open hotels was 85%.
The average occupancy rate in open hotels is 38.4%, the average occupancy rate with reduction in all hotels in continuous operation is 31.2% and the average price for a double room is € 53.
Respectively in the mountain hotels of continuous operation, 89.4% were open, the average occupancy was 31.3% and the average price of a double room was € 60.
Finally, in the city hotels of continuous operation, the percentage of open units was 83.6%, the average occupancy reached 40% and the average price of a double room was € 51.
Source: Capital
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