Tourism

Canary Islands, an exception among widespread drops in tourist occupancy during Easter

The Andalusian coast and the Balearic Islands registered between 10% and 20% less occupancy compared to last year

Tourists in hotels in Lanzarote. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

Easter has generally ended with "good occupancies", although below those forecast in almost all of Spain due to the bad weather, which has resulted in cancellations of reservations already made and a drop in last-minute reservations, according to the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (Cehat).

The most significant decreases have been recorded throughout the Andalusian coast and in the Balearic Islands, where the data has fluctuated between 10% and 20% less occupancy compared to the prospects for this Easter.

Only the tourism sectors of the Canary Islands, Madrid, Toledo, La Rioja, and Girona met their forecasts during Easter.

Drops of more than 10% have also been observed in some areas such as Asturias, Valladolid, Segovia, Salamanca, or Huesca, the hotel association reported this Wednesday in a statement.

Among the destinations with more moderate variations are the Valencian Community, Galicia, Ciudad Real, Seville, or Cáceres, where the difference between the forecasts before the holidays and the closing data for Easter has been less than 10% of the expected occupancy.

In the case of campsites, the expected occupancy for these dates has been maintained, without significant cancellations, but without last-minute reservations.