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Despite the mild temperatures for the season, in some regions, tourism professionals are looking gloomy. Disturbances at the pump, with the fuel crisis, are not for nothing.
In Canet-en-Roussillon (Pyrénées-Orientales), the beach is almost deserted, and the terraces are sparsely filled, Monday, October 24. The sun and the sweetness of Pyrénées-Orientales have so far not attracted holidaymakers. “I think that gasoline has blocked people a lot, plus the economic situation. Everything has taken 30%, so inevitably, before going on vacation, we think twice”Explain Arnaud Le Maistre, manager of the restaurant 2 Place Med’.
The hotel Le Dauphin, in the Arcachon basin (Gironde), is not complete either. However, the establishment offers 40% discounts on rooms. Despite this discount, the occupancy rate stands at 50%, compared to 80 to 90% last year at the same period. If the traders accuse the blow, the tourists and the locals have, them, the place to walk around. Some even made the choice to leave at the last moment. Tourism professionals are counting on the good weather and the restocking of gas stations to fill up with holidaymakers next week.