This year has obviously been a much better year for tourism, not at 2019 levels, perhaps, but certainly better than 2020, tourism has begun to take shape, people trust again to travel within and outside the country, despite the limitations established by some governments, but with the trust placed in the vaccination processes. Recently, the tourism news portal Smart Travel has published a study carried out by the company Sojern, in which it has shown the travel trends that tourists have had during this year, and which place southern Europe as one of the preferred destinations during the holidays.
Spain and Greece take the first places in reservations
According to this study, Spain and Greece take the first places in reservations, and they are the countries that have been closest to resuming the level of tourists in 2019.
There are several analyzes carried out by this study, including the constant increase in trips to the southern region of Europe, with an increase of 367.6% between April 2021 and August 2021, as well as a drastic reduction in the gap from -89.5% to -34.9%, this means that people no longer wait long periods of time to book. From the beginning of 2021 (January) to August (the summer period) there have been clear positive signs of recovery in travel when looking at flight bookings throughout the southern European region, which have increased by 2415.5% . Breaking down by country: Spain + 2621.7%, France + 1658.8%, Italy + 2875.9%, Greece + 1852.9%, Portugal 1852.9%.
The Travel Trend of Southern Europe
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