INTERVIEW
It is a completely stationary sector which awaits impatiently the decision concerning the conditions under which the summer holidays can take place will be taken at the end of May. On the eve of the interministerial committee for tourism, the CEO and founder of the Pierre et Vacances group Gérard Brémond calls on Europe 1, this Wednesday, the government to give "visibility" to the sector and to the French for the summer holidays.
>> LIVE - Coronavirus: follow the evolution of the situation
"We are waiting for the government to fix the sanitary measures that will allow it to reopen in early June, if conditions allow," said the founder of the group, which notably owns Center Parcs. According to him, this "visibility" is the first stone which will make it possible to revive the sector by ensuring the "safety of the collaborators, but also of the customers". If Center Parcs has so far "few reservations" for this summer, it is because of this lack of visibility, he insists. "If we give it, and we guarantee the reimbursement, it will come."
Because it is there, the other workhorse of Gérard Brémond, to soften the reimbursement terms to encourage the French to book their holidays "now". To do this, he decided to set up reimbursement conditions adapted to the situation. "You can cancel even the day before at no cost, and the deposits are only one euro for Pierre et Vacances, and 10% for Center Parcs."
>> More information to come ...