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In this first weekend of the All Saints holidays, Saturday October 22, motorists are sure to find fuel on the highway. Tourism professionals are noticing last-minute bookings are picking up while others continue to experience cancellations.
The atmosphere is holiday on the Mediterranean, Saturday, October 22, where foreigners flock. “I’m here for the holidays but also to discover the culture with the Picasso museum (…)”details a tourist. Near the seaside, the regulars are already there, but it is not yet the crowd of vacationers. In Isère, the holiday rate for All Saints has reached 60%.
An owner of a gite is full for two weeks. “We still feel that people go less far, perhaps less time too, but that they are happy to stay in their region and discover places they don’t know“, thinks Isabelle Falque Green, farmer. On the Atlantic coast, on the other hand, there are less crowds than in previous years. In some hotels in La Rochelle (Charente Maritime)there is up to 60% less reservations. A lodge owner has him recorded about thirty cancellations, i.e. 5,000 euros less. In question, according to him, the fear of the lack of fuel.