German tourists are continuing to flock to Egypt but demand for Spain and Turkey has dropped while there are mixed trends for Greece, according to the latest destination booking figures published by fvw.com.
Greece had a disappointing month on the German market with one big exception, according to fvw.com There was a 52% rise in bookings for Kos as consumers regained confidence in the island as a safe destination. But demand for Crete slumped with Heraklion down by 20% and Rhodes also lost business with a 7% fall in bookings. This followed similar falls of 23% and 15% respectively in July.
After two months of strong double-digit growth driven by last-minute summer holiday bookings, Antalya fell back in August with a 14% fall in bookings as late holiday sales tailed off.
The main Egyptian Red Sea holiday destination airport Hurghada again enjoyed high growth rates on the German package holiday market in August with a 74% surge in sales, the latest monthly figures from leading reservations provider Traveltainment showed. This came after a 65% rise in July and 100% growth in May and June. Many of these bookings will have been for winter holidays as last-minute summer sales were generally weak in Germany last month.
In contrast, the Canary Islands, the largest winter holiday destination for Germans, continued to see disappointing bookings last month. Fuerteventura (-5%), Las Palmas (-12%), Tenerife South (-16%) and Arrecife (-3%) all suffered significant drops compared to the same time last year. Palma also had its second successive month of lower bookings with a 9% fall after a 6% drop in July.
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