The dates of the Easter animate to open to numerous establishments in Ibiza
The Hotel Federation of Ibiza and formentera trusts obtaining an occupation of between the 80 and the 100% of the 12,700 beds available in 105 establishments. The Consell requests "prudence" but open optimist.
The Hotel Federation assures that this year will be open 12,700 rooms in Easter (counting those that already have been available during the winter), which supposes a 58.7 percent more with respect to the last year, when they were 8,000 beds. Plus, the number of rooms that will be opened specifically for Eastern increases a 35 percent, from 1,700 in 2005 to 2,300 in 2006. The fact that Easter falls this year in the week from the 8 to the 16 of April has favored the opening of hotels, since the dates are near the beginning of the high season ( May).
Altogether, this year therer will open 105 hotels, in 2005 there were 98. Fourteen will start up specifically for Easter . On the other hand, conseller of Tourism, Jose Torres, insisted on the "prudence" when valuing or to make predictions, although yes it admitted that "it is very favorable the delay from the dates of Easter", that last year were celebrated long before, between the 18 and the 27 of March, which harmed the tourist sector. "the sport events that are going to celebrate in those dates also guarantee a good occupation, but what is to do now is to continue working and not to let ourself be taken by optimisms but by the prudence", indicated conseller. On the other hand, Torres confirmed that this year an ambitious promotional campaign will start up to attract the Spanish tourism. The Campaign of LevanteŽ began being `, that consisted of meetings of work with touroperadores and travel agencies of the zone of the Mediterranean, every year it extended geographically, "so that in this occasion the objective will be to cover all Spain", explained conseller, that praised the good results that this type of actions reports to Ibiza and Formentera. On the other hand, the Foundation for the Tourist Promotion of Ibiza and Formentera (organism mixed between deprived administration public and companies to execute promotional initiatives) will maintain a meeting to make balance of the activities that have started up, review the products that are being promoted at the moment and to put on the table new measured that contributes to the tourist growth.
The Hotel Federation assures that this year will be open 12,700 rooms in Easter (counting those that already have been available during the winter), which supposes a 58.7 percent more with respect to the last year, when they were 8,000 beds. Plus, the number of rooms that will be opened specifically for Eastern increases a 35 percent, from 1,700 in 2005 to 2,300 in 2006. The fact that Easter falls this year in the week from the 8 to the 16 of April has favored the opening of hotels, since the dates are near the beginning of the high season ( May).
Altogether, this year therer will open 105 hotels, in 2005 there were 98. Fourteen will start up specifically for Easter . On the other hand, conseller of Tourism, Jose Torres, insisted on the "prudence" when valuing or to make predictions, although yes it admitted that "it is very favorable the delay from the dates of Easter", that last year were celebrated long before, between the 18 and the 27 of March, which harmed the tourist sector. "the sport events that are going to celebrate in those dates also guarantee a good occupation, but what is to do now is to continue working and not to let ourself be taken by optimisms but by the prudence", indicated conseller. On the other hand, Torres confirmed that this year an ambitious promotional campaign will start up to attract the Spanish tourism. The Campaign of LevanteŽ began being `, that consisted of meetings of work with touroperadores and travel agencies of the zone of the Mediterranean, every year it extended geographically, "so that in this occasion the objective will be to cover all Spain", explained conseller, that praised the good results that this type of actions reports to Ibiza and Formentera. On the other hand, the Foundation for the Tourist Promotion of Ibiza and Formentera (organism mixed between deprived administration public and companies to execute promotional initiatives) will maintain a meeting to make balance of the activities that have started up, review the products that are being promoted at the moment and to put on the table new measured that contributes to the tourist growth.
