The President of Majorca’s Hotel Business Federation (FEHM) - Antoni Horrach - has criticised the increasing number of hotels on the island that are choosing to open later each year in a bid to cut operating costs.
A study by IE Business School has found that Spanish tourists are continuing to travel in the face of the economic crisis, but are taking shorter breaks and spending less on their travels.
Hotels in Luanco, a historic town in the Asturian province of Gozon in northern Spain, have reported mixed fortunes for the forthcoming Easter holidays, with some hotels almost full, and others struggling to attract any additional custom.
The current economic crisis has forced more than half of the hotels on Majorca to remain closed for the Easter holidays as the number of bookings drops to record lows.
Hotels in Cordoba are close to full occupancy for the forthcoming Easter holidays, according to figures released today by Cordoba’s Ministry for Tourism.
The difficult economic situation currently deterring swathes of would-be hotel guests throughout Spain is likely to have little negative bearing on the forthcoming Semana Santa (Holy Week) Easter holidays, which is great news for Cadiz’s hotel industry.