Posted on 03/06/2022 16:14
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From Friday June 3 to Monday June 6, a new extended weekend awaits the French for Pentecost. The opportunity for some to go sightseeing, professionals, as in Sète, in the Hérault, are on a war footing.
Tourism professionals are once again expecting a lot of people for the Pentecost weekend. Was (Hérault), where the sun should shine throughout the weekend, most hotels are full. “We still have calls for tomorrow when we are full”, welcomes a hotelier. Restaurants are also preparing for a busy weekend. “On the weekend, we will make 200 seats between Friday, Saturday, Sunday”says a restaurateur.
For all stores and merchants, these weekends prove to be decisive and there is no question of not being ready. For them, it is an important financial windfall. “On double, even, we triple our turnover that we do in the week so inevitably, it is profitable”slips Alicia, manager of a business that sells ice cream. Tourists will need freshness since temperatures could reach 31 degrees.