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In July, tourism is doing well
Arrivals and nights are good, say the professionals.
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- Geneva hotels are experiencing strong activity in July.
- In May, it was more difficult in connection with UN budgetary restrictions.
- Tourists favor Geneva for its stability and air connections.
- Brazilian visitors record a record increase of 27% of nights.
Tourism is doing well in this beautiful month of July. “The activity is very strong in the five-star,” said Jean-Vital Domézon, president of the Hotel Society. It must be said that several of them are closed for renovations, which perhaps focuses on the remaining establishments. This may explain that.
But it is not certain, since the hotelier also thinks that the nights of July should be more numerous than those of last year at the same period. And August could also be good, “but it depends on the organization of international events, which are still uncertain”. We inquire with the Geneva Marriott Hotel To see if the assessments of the owner of the hoteliers are verified: this is the case. Same thing at the Hotel de Genève.
Difficult month of May
Hotels go? So much the better! Because we know that the activity is volatile. In May, it was the grimace soup with a hole of more than 6% compared to the same month of the previous year, there was a first drop in overnight stays since the collapse of the Covid epidemic.
What is it due to? In Geneva Tourism, we wonder: “Our hypothesis is that this is a first effect of economy measures affecting International Geneva. The UN agencies have gone to the simplest and cut off in the move, “Chains Adrien Genier, director of Geneva Tourism. Conversely, the recovery of June would be linked to a moving set of factors: the female euro, the weather, the geopolitical context, which makes Europe an attractive destination compared to the Middle East and the Gulf countries. “Stable and safe destinations, such as the increase in air links to Geneva,” said the director.
Number of Brazilian tourists increasing
Who comes this year? The big battalions of our visitors are the other Swiss, nationals of the United States, the French and the English and the nationals of the Gulf countries. This is always the case. Compared to 2024, however, the number of Swiss decreased by 3%, while that of the French increased by 5%. Beyond that, it is interesting to measure the evolution of other nationalities, much more modest in terms of market share, but which make amazing leaps or falls. Record of overnight stays with … Brazilians (+27%), but also Russians (+19%). Conversely, nationals of Southeast Asia are absent (-7%) and-why? -Those of Benelux (-8%)!
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