How every week we show you the news regarding reservations and international travel. This week, we show you a comparison with the previous year in the same period:
According to the B2B platform, the United States of America continues on top with 33,85% of the global bookings, but this week has lost 9% compared to last week. In second place we can find Spain with 28,09%. This country has been growing their bookings during the last week, right after the spanish government announced the state alert suspension, this past two weeks has increased 8,16%. On the other hand, we can find Portugal in third place with 7,79% of global bookings. This country has increased 1,96% of its booking compared to the past year. Currently Portugal is one of the most booked countries in Europe.
On the other hand, according to CNBC NEWS more than half of Europeans wanted to travel this summer with the vast majority choosing to stay within the continent, according to the European Travel Commission, a non-profit organization which represents over 30 countries in Europe.
Nearly half (49%) of survey respondents are planning trips to another European country, while 36% intend to stay within their own borders. Of those most likely to travel, 29% are making plans between May and June, while 46% are waiting for July and August, according to the research published in April. In attention to this information the European classification will be this:
- Spain: 10.4%
- Italy: 9%
- France: 7%
- Greece: 6.2%
- Germany: 5.2%
TravelgateX also shows us the trend of anticipation of reservations, type of people who travel, the number of nights they stay, and the rate of cancellations in the coming months.
So, we can see that as countries open their borders, reservations are no longer in advance for 90 days, as at the beginning of the pandemic, last-minute reservations are ahead with 18%.
On the other hand, 59% of people are traveling in pairs, 14% alone, and 10% as a family, in this regard the trend continues. For its part, the number of nights reserved is 2-5 days, reaching a percentage of almost 50% and returning to normal for the year 2019.
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