During the months of July and August 2020, only 50% of the hotels in Spain have been open, as opposed to 100% that would have been in a normal year, a year in which we would not have been living through a pandemic. The figure is even worse for the month of September, when the operating hotel offer did not exceed 30%. From October onwards, the hotels have had to gradually close, until there is a remainder called “refuge hotels” of barely 10% of the existing capacity in Spain, as establishments open to facilitate the accommodation of transport or health personnel throughout the country.
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus epidemic has had unprecedented negative effects on several sectors and has put pressure on the tourism sector as well. According to the UN World Tourism Organization, an estimated €840 – 1,000 billion in losses were caused by the coronavirus epidemic in the global travel industry.
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