In these gloomy times, it is important to see the glass as half full and keep a low profile while waiting for a return to normal.
However, thanks to an effective vaccination campaign and the implementation of a proven health system, with all the economic players in the tourism sector playing their part: “The summer tourist season is coming to an end and the trend is positive. Despite the cancellation of major events, the absence of foreign clients, and a winter season heavily impacted by health measures, the results have been better than the initial forecasts,” commented Christian Estrosi during the back-to-school press conference.
Quite naturally, for him “The classification of Nice as a UNESCO World Heritage site has been and will also be a major catalyst for the city’s renown worldwide and makes Nice’s status as the Tourism Capital of the French Riviera indisputable.”
With the constraints of Covid, the flow from the United States, Russia, and China, in particular, has dwindled, but a local French and European clientele has compensated for the withdrawal of foreign clients. French clients accounted for 52% of hotel clientele in July.
Speaking of numbers, in July, the average hotel occupancy rate was 68%. In August, observed up to the 29th, the average hotel occupancy rate was 91.1%, which is 1% below that of 2019 during the same period.
Enough to be satisfied, while waiting for new hotels that are under construction or planned to enhance the high-end hospitality offer, which will be accompanied by a quality event, cultural, and sports policy aiming to attract a wider range of visitors.
If, on top of that, the pandemic could become a thing of the past… We could envision a promising future for this economic sector, which plays a significant role in Nice’s economy and its territory with a substantial impact on employment.
