They expect occupancy above 50% during summer holidays

Looking ahead to the summer holidays, hoteliers see a positive perspective in terms of maintaining hotel occupancy and generating a good economic benefit in the tourism and gastronomic sector.

Elías Rodríguez Pérez, advisor to the Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), pointed out that prior to the COVID pandemic, occupancy during the summer vacation period fell by up to 20 to 25 percent, since classes ended at the end of the year. June and until they resumed in mid-August.

However, he indicated that in the last three years this issue has changed for the Lagunera Region, so occupancy in hotels has remained between 53 to 55 percent, which is very positive.

Among the factors that have added to this indicator, he mentioned that they have sought to attract a greater number of events, in addition to There has been greater promotion of the tourist attractions in the region and its gastronomyin addition to the fact that people have not stopped working, this in the sense that business tourism continues but businessmen often travel accompanied by their families.

“People are traveling more to visit their families, they come more to the tourist attractions here in La Laguna, they are not stopping work, they are taking the opportunity to visit, because We know that it is a 100 percent business market,” he commented.

Rodríguez Pérez highlighted the arrival of more companies to the region, which has meant an increase in meeting tourism, which does not stop in the summer season.