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Summer is just around the corner and the desire to make up for lost time seems to be entering the

tourism sector

with force

. At least that is what is glimpsed when analyzing data like this: reservations to travel during the summer season have shot

up to 68% in recent weeks

, with Spain being the priority destination. Not surprisingly, 60% of reservations correspond to domestic destinations, while

Europeans are gaining ground

with 22% and long-distance ones already account for 16% of the total.

These are the conclusions of a report prepared by the

online

travel agency

Rumbo, which also reveals the drop in prices of up to 30% compared to last summer.

It is the

flight and hotel vacation packages

that have shot up bookings to 68%, while hotel-only

packages

have dropped to 44%.

Also attracting interest are the so-called

Flash Sale offers

or great discounts available only for a few hours.

Reservations a month and a half in advance

Furthermore, an even greater increase in reserves is expected after the possible

lifting of the state of alarm

.

It is in June, July and August where

the bulk of bookings

are concentrated

,

especially July, which currently accounts for 12% of the total sales made in the last week in Rumbo, which offers a campaign that celebrates the fact of returning to finally travel with special promotions for the summer period.

Cactus garden in Guatiza, Lanzarote. SHUTTERSTOCK

As the dates approach and the uncertainty about the travel restrictions of some destinations dissipates, the

upward trend

is reinforced, also taking into account that it is a

last minute

summer

: the Spanish are booking in advance of about a month and a half, with departures in the middle and end of June and so on progressively.

Spain, the priority destination

Searches maintain a growth of 18% week to week.

Spain will once again be the main protagonist, being the

sun and beach

enclaves

the big stars.

The opening that coastal destinations are showing and the offers of

flight + hotel packages

have made departures for those dates represent more than 60% of the bookings of Spaniards according to Rumbo.

Italy (Rome, pictured) is the preferred European destination for travel.

Lanzarote heads the top of sales, followed by Menorca,

Mallorca

and Ibiza.

The landscapes of unusual nature, its secluded and quiet coves with

crystalline waters

and the diversity of enclaves where you can disconnect without crowds have made these places the most desired.

Tenerife and Fuerteventura

also slip into the ranking

.

They are followed by the Costa de la Luz and Formentera.

Looking to Europe and beyond

The recent announcement by the European Commission in which it urges the countries of the Union to

relax restrictions

on leisure travel has provided an incentive to move.

In this sense, the destinations of the Old Continent already account for 22% of global sales.

Italy, France, the Netherlands and Portugal

top the list in that order.

As for the long-distance countries, to date they account for 16% of the reservations made from Spain.

The United States

and

Mexico

are the most popular options at the moment.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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