The domestic market is looking to the weather forecast for a sprint in last-minute bookings.
The first hotel occupancy forecasts for the upcoming Easter holiday are already warming up the engines for one of the most important tourist events of the year, due to the volume of travel and trips both nationally and internationally. The Valencian Community as a whole is currently recording a booking level that places occupancy between 68.4% and 72%, with all last-minute bookings pending.
In the Valencian Community, Benidorm already stands out as the destination with the highest hotel occupancy forecast in the entire region, ranging from 78.3% for the entire Holy Week period (from Good Friday, April 11, to Easter Monday, April 21) to 81.4% for the peak period between Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday.
The city of Alicante also stands out in this analysis, with an occupancy forecast currently ranging from 70% for the entire period to 75% on key days.
Valencia is also taking part in this tourism test with data that encourages a positive occupancy rate for the period: the province of Valencia is oscillating between 66% and 70%, while the city of Valencia is growing above this average and its bookings are now between 69% and 72.3% .
The province of Castellón has already booked just over 65% of its rooms for the peak days of Holy Week, matching Peñíscola's ratings as one of the main hotel destinations.
The trends are clear: occupancy is higher where there is a higher percentage of international tourism, with a much wider booking window, and the need to reserve one of the scheduled seats at the three airports in the Valencian Community. For example, Alicante Airport, which has the highest volume of operations in the entire Valencian Community, has 360,000 arrival seats scheduled for this Easter, with the British market leading the way with 120,000 seats, followed by the Netherlands (22,000), Germany (19,000), Norway, and Belgium (16,000 respectively).
In other destinations, the domestic market is still looking to the weather forecast for the final booking sprint . With weather data still unconfirmed, especially during the key days of Easter, it is anticipated that these forecasts could increase by up to 10 points in the coming days if favorable weather conditions with sunshine and no rain are confirmed.