As the coronavirus epidemic gains ground again, tourism professionals expect catastrophic results for the All Saints holiday.
Bookings are down 50% from last year.
After a summer period complicated by the coronavirus epidemic, tourism professionals are once again expecting catastrophic All Saints' days.
There are on average 50% fewer bookings compared to the same period last year, according to figures from the Tourist Offices of France.
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The hardest part is for hotels in big cities, especially in Paris.
Covid-19, restrictions ... the period is clearly not conducive to urban strolling.
Even in Cannes, hotels that usually stay open until early November have decided to close earlier this fall.
The Atlantic coast more sought after than the Mediterranean
The situation is no better for the campsites, which had bet on the extension of the season to make up for the shortfall in the spring.
Most eventually gave up.
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Where there are the most reservations, it is in furnished apartments.
Abritel, Airbnb and the Gites de France network have roughly equivalent requests to last year.
People who want to leave but again, not in the big cities.
It is green that is sought after with, among the flagship destinations, the Atlantic coast, much more than the Mediterranean.
It should also be noted that requests are more numerous this year in the Vosges.