Informe semanal de noticias del mercado francés de la Oficina de Turismo de Tenerife en París
- Market trends/Destination news:
Notre-Dame de Paris: travel trade saddened and mobilized
While the Yellow Vests crisis is severely affecting visitors traffic in the capital, Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was burned down by a terrible fire on Monday evening, April 15, has created a new trauma for many people around the world. Travel trade do not hide their pain, their distress but also their willingness to mobilize themselves. Quotidien du tourisme
Tourism emergency: Sri Lanka on high alert
It is not yet known who carried out the attacks that affected several churches and two hotels near the Presidency headquarters in Sri Lanka on Easter sunday. The number of deaths and injuries is increasing as we receive more information: On April 23rd, we were talking about 290 victims and at least 500 injured, including several foreigners. Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency and declared a second curfew. La Quotidienne
Sri Lanka: the recommendations of the Quai d’Orsay, the advice of Seto
France warns against travelling to Sri Lanka, while the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia advise their nationals not to travel there. Tour Hebdo
Winter holidays: stable visitation in mountain resorts
Visitation in mountain resorts remained stable during the winter holidays compared to last year, according to the National Observatory of Mountain Resorts ANMSM – Atout France. Professionals note a very slight decline with -0.3 points in occupancy rates compared to last year. Hotels have seen a significant increase, from 79% of occupancy rates in 2018 to 86% this year. Tour Mag
Study: travel trends during the spring 2019 bridges
Air Indemnité, the French specialist in air passenger compensation, and Liligo.com, the French search engine specialising in travel, had published a detailed study on departures during this long bank holiday week-ends. The first finding of this crossover study: even if the initial intentions are almost the same during the bank holiday long week-ends as outside them. The long bank holiday week-ends generate 30% fewer consultations this year compared to 2018. Air Journal
- Hospitality news :
Emaar Hospitality Group open 5 new hotels in Dubai this year
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of global developer Emaar Properties, will open this year four new hotels in Dubai under its premium luxury Address Hotels + Resorts and upscale lifestyle Vida Hotels and Resorts. Journal des Palaces
- Airline news:
Maintenance operations in Dubai: Emirates reduces its frequencies by 25%.
Emirates National Airlines has to adjust its flight operations while the southern runway at Dubai International Airport closes for maintenance work as of April 16. Voyages d’affaires
- Tour operator news:
Where stands Travel & Co (East West Travel, Back Roads…) six months after its acquisition?
The Premium Travel group (Time Tours/La Française des Circuits), which acquired East West Travel and its brands by acquiring Travel & Co last September, wants to become a BtoB specialist in multi-destination travel. Tour Hebdo
The Salaün Group opens two new travel agencies
As part of its development and deployment strategy, the Salaün Group announces the creation of two new sales outlets. The first is located in Cherbourg and opened its doors on April 4 under the Salaün Holidays brand. The distribution network is also being expanded with a new point of sale which opened its doors on 23 April 2019 in Saint Pol de Léon (Finistère). Tour Mag
- OTA news :
How much of the sales are made by Booking and Expedia? What other booking channels are emerging? A D-edge study provides answers
D-edge carried out a study on the evolution of hotels’ online sales. «We have measured the performance of all distribution channels,» explains Jean-Louis Boss, marketing and digital director at D-edge. The analysis covers a sample of 680 independent European hotels who have the D-edge technology solution, i.e. outside the scope of the major chains. More than 200 sales channels were analyzed: online agencies (OTAs including Booking, Expedia and HRS), wholesalers such as HotelBeds, «webdirect» (direct sales on hotel websites). L’echo touristique
