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Trends
The Canary Islands
This is a bright spot for tour operators and
accommodation-only providers, with a lot
Testing the
of new-build accommodation over the past
decade and more all-inclusive than in other
areas.
The big two are increasingly branding
major resort hotels for particular client types.
pulse of Spain
The Gran Melia Palacio de Isora in Tenerife
will be part of Thomson’s flagship Sensatori
resorts brand from May, offering luxury for
adults with an emphasis on spa treatments.
First Choice is adding a new Holiday
Village in Lanzarote at the Flamingo Beach
Spain struggled in 2009, but we still visited in our millions. hotel, offering families all-inclusive holidays
What does the coming year hold? Dave Richardson gets
in apartment-style accommodation.
a forecast for mainland Spain, the Canaries and Balearics
Youtravel sales and marketing director
Paul Riches says: “We’re seeing significant
growth for Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteven-
M
ainstream beach holidays to Spain, generating many visits by friends and tura, mainly due to increased flight capacity.
Spain are set to bounce back family. “The dynamic packaging model is popular.
strongly this year, as hoteliers “Industry figures show our market share We have more four-star all-inclusive hotels,
have cut prices and the faltering was down by only 1%, so we are performing which include a selection of ‘allocation on
euro means more spending power in resorts. in line with the market,” says Vasallo. arrival’ properties in Tenerife.”
But Ignacio Vasallo, UK director of the “We have been losing the family market, Ian Hailes, head of product and commercial
Spanish Tourist Office, predicts a continuing but contracts between hotels and tour for Cosmos and Somewhere2Stay, says it is
move away from packages towards operators are priced very keenly for 2010. expanding on the back of increased Monarch
independent travel. “Half the packages sold by the big two are flights to the Canaries.
UK visits to Spain slumped by 15% last all-inclusive, but Spain will never be a big “We offer a wide choice of departure days
year, but still totalled over 13.3 million. all-inclusive country. Only 30% of Spanish and durations, and have good offers from
Many people make multiple visits as an holidays will be sold as packages this year, hotels,” he adds.
estimated 900,000 British people live in and that could go down to 25% in future.” Bedbank has late availability of four-star
Thomson will sell The Gran Melia Palacio de Isora, in Tenerife, under its luxury Sensatori brand in the UK from May
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