As countries move into new phases of de-confinement, the tourism sector and international visitors seem to be preparing to take advantage of the summer season.
According to a ranking from the travel portal, Travelgate, Spain occupies the first position in the number of bookings, with 33.75% of reservations, the United States remains second with 31.5%, and Portugal comes third with 9.8%. Italy, France and Mexico come next with 2.13%, 2.8% and 2.06% respectively.
For the elaboration of this ranking, more than 20 thousand reservations and 3 million online surveys were analyzed in 300 hotel websites and 15 airlines around the world.
At the regional level, Andalusia is the region showing the greatest interest with 10.78% of the reservations made in recent days, followed by Miami and the Canary Islands. Faro holds fourth place, followed by Valencia.
These numbers contrast with the ones recorded before the confinement measures were implemented. At that time, the United States accounted for 43.53% of total reservations, Spain 20.86% and Portugal 7.7%.
According to the Travelgate platform’s ranking, Portugal has been in the lead in the last few days with the most hotel and apartment bookings for the following months.
