Informe semanal de noticias del mercado francés de la Oficina de Turismo de Tenerife en París
Just over 100,000 visitors for the recent Salon Mondial du Tourisme
In total, the two exhibitions welcomed 610 exhibitors (650 in 2018) and received 114,200 visits (112,000 in 2018) on 19,000m². Tourism professionals, students and teachers were particularly prominent in the aisles with 2,868 professionals (+7%) and 1,010 tourism students nd teachers (+10%) respectively. Finally, 989 groups (works councils, clubs or associations) were slightly down (-3%). The on-site survey of 1,200 visitors revealed that 91% of them came to the show with a travel project (89% in 2018). 10% favoured a departure to France (9% in 2018); 61% to foreign countries (57% in 2018) and 20% planned departures to France and abroad (23% in 2018). Quotidien du Tourisme
TripAdvisor 2019 ranking: what are the preferred destinations for travellers?
TripAdvisor’s new ranking reveals the most popular destinations based on the comments and opinions of millions of travellers. A top 10 with some surprises in store:
World destination ranking
- London, United Kingdom
- Paris, France
- Rome, Italy
- Crete, Greece
- Bali, Indonesia
- Phuket, Thailand
- Barcelona, Spain
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Marrakech, Morocco
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Classification of destinations in Europe
- London, United Kingdom
- Paris, France
- Rome, Italy
- Crete, Greece
- Barcelona, Spain
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Mallorca, Spain
- Tenerife, Spain
Echo Touristique
Flights, hotels, rentals: Google gives a boost
Like Booking and Airbnb, Google is changing to become a travel hub. Over the past few months, Google has been developing functionalities to become a one-stop shop for travel reservations. The research giant is tackling theft, accommodation and activities. Travel agencies and other carriers must be fully aware of its wishes to become a major player. It remains to be seen whether they will ultimately be partners or competitors – probably both. Echo Touristique
Airbnb has carried half a billion passengers
The Californian platform announces that it has registered 500 million travellers in 11 years, the equivalent of the population of the European Union. Where are his customers going? Europe is the most popular destination: so far, almost half (45%) of passenger arrivals have been in Europe – more than the combined total in North America and Asia. Every night, nearly 750,000 travellers enter Airbnb accommodation in Europe, more than on any other continent, says a statement issued this morning. The Old Continent also has the largest number of cities (380) with more than 1,000 ads. Echo Touristique
Yellow vests: foreigners ignore France
According to the Planet Intelligence foreign currency payment service, trends in the foreign tourism economy in France are not improving due to yellow vests. The yellow vest crisis in France nevertheless seems to favour foreign tourist numbers from other European countries, particularly Italy, which recorded a significant increase in its zero-rated sales of +22% compared to the same period last year. Quotidien du Tourisme
- Airline news:
Norwegian can connect Spain to Peru
The low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has obtained traffic rights to connect Spain to Peru up to seven times a week, with the country then joining Argentina and Brazil in its Latin American network. Norwegian has not specified where its flights will leave for Peru; it already connects Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez to Los Angeles and New York-JFK, plus Boston from next June. Air Journal
- Tour operator news:
United Kingdom: Thomas Cook plans to close 21 travel agencies
As it expands its activity in Russia, by taking a 30% stake in the TO Biblio Globus, the Thomas Cook group wishes to reduce its workforce in the United Kingdom. In order to «increase the company’s efficiency» and «face the change in customer behaviour», which increasingly use the Internet to book their holidays, the group plans to close 21 travel agencies across the country, out of the 587 points of sale it currently has, which would result in the loss of 102 jobs. TourMag
Nomade Aventure uses explorers to stand out
The tour operator specialising in adventure travel and trekking enriches a range of exceptional trips, guided by experienced explorers. Around 7 themes (lost worlds, forgotten peoples, great crossings, exploring space,…), and in groups of 10 people maximum, Nomade Aventure’s clients allow you to discover about thirty destinations, most often accompanied by a member of the Société des explorateurs français. The institution, created in 1937, and the tour operator signed an agreement two years ago to formalize their partnership. Echo Touristique.
