Baptiste Morin, edited by Solène Leroux 08:14, August 30, 2022

After the holidays, it's time for a first assessment of the major holidays in 2022. If before the summer, two out of three holidaymakers said they had planned not to leave the territory, the reality is quite different.

Indeed, according to the comparator Liligo, the tricolor destinations were not the most popular.

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There are two days left before the start of the school year, time to take stock of the holidays.

The latter were more expensive, since the prices of plane tickets increased, but they also took place mainly outside France.

If before the summer, two out of three holidaymakers said they had planned not to leave the territory, the reality is quite different.

Indeed, according to the comparator Liligo, the tricolor destinations were not the most popular.

Marrakech, Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona, ​​Istanbul, Djerba or even Montreal were popular, while Nice, Ajaccio or even Guadeloupe only arrived later.

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The Covid, a temporary effect

A phenomenon observed by Guillaume Rostand, spokesperson for the French search engine specializing in travel Liligo.

Two years after the start of the health crisis due to Covid-19, the habits of the world before have taken over.

“There is a reaction effect after two years of deprivation,” explains the spokesperson.

"The best example is when, in November 2011, the United States announced that they were reopening their borders. We saw the demand really explode on Liligo. The confinement and the Covid only had an effect temporary", confirms Guillaume Rostand.

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“Aviation will once again become a luxury consumer good”

The other lesson of these holidays is that the French did not hesitate to have fun.

Prices in some destinations are still lower than in 2019, but the trend is on the rise.

Nearly 40% increase between July 2019 and July 2022, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

In question, the increase in the price of kerosene, but above all a lot of passengers and not enough places.

Prices have therefore logically increased: "All the parameters are there to see a price increase."

And to add: "At least temporarily, aviation will once again become a consumer good, a bit of a luxury", concedes Guillaume Rostand.

The

low cost

company Ryanair has also announced the end of tickets at less than ten euros.