Carole Ferry, edited by Ugo Pascolo 6:47 am, October 23, 2021
As the All Saints' Day holidays begin, the French are beginning to rediscover the pleasure of crossing borders to treat themselves to a few days of relaxation.
But it is especially the French destinations that have the wind in their sails, such as the Var, or Brittany.
Change of air, despite the sanitary pass.
Like this summer, the French are beginning to rediscover the pleasure of crossing borders to treat themselves to a few days of relaxation away from the office during the All Saints holidays.
While visits to major European cities, such as Lisbon, Barcelona or Rome are on the rise, some do not hesitate to go even further, to the delight of tour operators.
The return of foreign destinations
On long haul, the Dominican Republic for example resumes "volumes in reservation with 80% of what was done over the same period in 2019", confirms at the microphone of Europe 1 René-Mark Chikli, the representative of these tour operators .
The French West Indies are also in great demand, unlike the United States which generates only "a few" reservations.
And the situation is even more complicated for destinations like Tunisia, Egypt or Morocco.
Globally, stays abroad are therefore picking up again, but at a level that is still very far from the pre-Covid period.
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The success of French destinations
Conversely, Franco-French destinations are very successful.
Brittany thus appears in the lead among almost most professionals, followed by Var on Abritel, or Lot-et-Garonne on Airbnb.
The gites de France, for their part, have an occupancy rate of 41%.
That is 6 points more than in 2020, and even 10 more than in 2019. As for the campsites which have extended their opening, they are also benefiting from this trend.
The Siblu group, the European leader in outdoor hotels, for example recorded an increase in bookings of 23% for these holidays compared to last year.