Spain: Tourist arrivals expected at 90% of pre-pandemic levels despite inflation

Spain expects tourist arrivals to reach 90% of pre-pandemic volume during the summer, as northern Europeans defy inflation concerns and close even more trips than in 2019, a senior official said today. official.

“Inflation has so far not affected the demand for the high summer season,” said Undersecretary of Tourism Fernando Valdes.

He expressed confidence that the tourism industry in one of the most visited countries in the world will have a high period that can be compared to some good years before the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is a strong recovery in difficult conditions,” he said.

12-month inflation in Spain rose to 10.2% in June, exceeding 10% for the first time since April 1985, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office.

At the same time, bookings for July and August have already reached 90% of 2019 levels, according to data from the analysis company ForwardKeys.

Confirmed bookings from Sweden were almost 79% higher than in the summer before the pandemic. Reservations from Denmark were 46% higher, while more Germans and Britons will travel to Spain in the coming months compared to 2019. The number of tourists from the US was just 4% lower.

The capacity of aircraft seats on flights to Spain is 8% lower than before the pandemic for the summer months and there are no significant flight cancellations, according to official figures.

A strike by Ryanair workers in Spain today – one of many this month – has resulted in the cancellation of 10 of the company’s flights to and from the country and the delay of many more earlier today, according to a statement from the pilots’ union. USO carers.

SOURCE: AMPE

Source: Capital

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