Issue No. 1932 14 - 20 July 2022
COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
FULL STEAM AHEAD Peter McLaren‐Kennedy DESPITE warnings of flight disruption to other parts of Spain, Benidorm´s sum‐ mer is looking bright after tour operator Jet2Holi‐ days announced it expects to achieve the same book‐ ing figures as in 2019. Speaking on Sunday, Ju‐ ly 10 Toni Mayor, presi‐ dent of tourism organisa‐ tion Hosbec, issued a statement after meeting with the company. He said that Jet2 had said their season was go‐ ing very well and they ex‐ pect to achieve similar holiday figures for July to September to what they achieved in 2019. Jet2 he said is also planning to in‐ crease that number in 2023. Jet2 has like other air‐ lines been hit by staffing shortages but has, accord‐ ing to the company, made changes that will allow them to maintain vol‐ umes, including operating planes with a larger capac‐ ity and by changing the configuration of others to hold extra passengers. Mayor confirmed that demand from the UK re‐ mains buoyant and that
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JET2: The company is expecting high traveller numbers
Benidorm and the Costa Blanca can expect large volumes. Initial indications are he said, that July’s occupancy in the region will surpass that of 2019 with Spain re‐ maining good value. Al‐ though occupancies are good, there is still a lot of good accommodation available according to Mayor and the hope is
that some of this will be taken up before the month is out. He finished by saying
that the level of bookings from locals, nationals and the French were at 2021 levels.
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