The coast of the Valencian Community is based on an occupancy forecast of close to 70% this Holy Week. This is shown by the results of a telephone survey carried out by Turisme CV to a representative sample of hotels, both coastal and inland, in the Valencian Community for the nights of March 28, 29, 30 and 31.
The Minister of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Nuria Montes, has indicated that these are “provisional figures”, since, as she has pointed out, “they are expected to increase with last-minute reservations, since occupancy "At our destination during Holy Week it is always very conditioned by the weather forecasts."
Thus, according to the survey, the Valencian Community has confirmed reserves estimated at 69% on the coast, where the highest percentage is recorded on the coast of the province of Castellón, with an estimate of 78.4%.
Forecasts indicate that the city of Valencia has, this Thursday, occupancy estimates higher than 73%, while the estimated occupancy percentage in Benidorm hotels is 70%.
Regarding the coast of the province of Valencia, excluding the city, the estimated occupancy reaches 60%, and the coast of Alicante (excluding Benidorm), starts with forecasts of 60.6%.
Nuria Montes recalled “the good results that we have recorded during these days due to the celebration of the Fallas, both in the city of València and in other municipalities of the Valencian Community such as Gandia or Sagunto”, while pointing out that, “ Reservations for these dates are made at the last minute waiting for confirmation of good weather”, which is why he pointed out that “the results will surely be higher than forecasts”.
Indoor occupancy forecast
The councilor has also reported that, according to these estimates, hotels in the interior of the Valencian Community have an occupancy forecast of 67% for the nights from Holy Thursday to Easter Monday.
Specifically, by province, for the nights of March 28, 29, 30 and 31, an occupancy rate of 77% is estimated in the case of establishments in the interior of the province of Valencia, 69% for hotels in the interior of the province of Castellón, and 44.5% occupancy for those in the province of Alicante.
Finally, the head of Tourism recalled that the Valencian Community has a unique and diverse tourist offer adapted to all audiences and highlighted that “the tourism sector is prepared to receive tourists at the first major event of the summer holidays. tourist calendar”.