Despite inflation, the French went on vacation en masse this summer. According to the first statistical trends drawn up by INSEE and reported by the Ministry of the Economy, 7 out of 10 French people took summer vacations this year compared to 6 out of 10 last year, that is, a total of 35 million vacationers.
France was enormously privileged, especially the coast, but not only. According to figures from Opodo, the vast majority of French people opted for the European continent (9 destinations out of 10), “with a real success for Portugal, which monopolizes the first two destinations of the Top 10”, can be read in a note from press.
Booking ranking for July and August 2022:
- Porto, Portugal
- Lisbon Portugal
- Barcelona, Spain
- Ajaccio, France
- cute, france
- Maltese, Maltese
- Palma de Majorca, Spain
- Marrakesh, Morocco
- Figari, France
- Marseille, France
For its part, Liligo who makes the same assessment* with the Opinion Way institute, the list of winners is a little different with Marrakech in Morocco who climbs to the first step of the podium.
“The Moroccan city, which is very touristy at the moment, was accessible for 274 euros round trip per person, that is, +10% compared to last year but still -23% compared to the pre-covid period,” he stresses. the specialist.
- Marrakesh, Morocco
- Lisbon Portugal
- Porto, Portugal
- Barcelona, Spain
- Istambul, Turkey
- Montreal Canada
- Djerba, Tunisia
- cute, france
- Ajaccio, France
- Point a Pitre, Martinique/France
Finally, Airbnb has established on its platform the 10 most booked destinations in August 2022 in France.
- The Doubs, Burgundy-Franche-Comté
- The Tarn, Occitanie
- The Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- The Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté
- Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Loire Valley
- Seine-Maritime, Normandy
- La Manche, Normandy
- Eure, Normandy
- Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- The Côte d’Or, Burgundy-Franche-Comté
According to Opodo, 34% of French summer visitors went on vacation for one or two weeks (7 to 13 days), 18% treated themselves to a long weekend (3/4 days), followed by 15% of the vacationers who were able to enjoy a stay of 2 to 3 weeks. The luckiest 15% gave themselves more than three weeks.
*: OpinionWay survey for Liligo conducted from April 27 to 28, 2022 on a sample of 1036 representative persons of the French population aged 18 or over. The sample was drawn using the quota method.
Source: BFM TV
