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STORIES IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION Issue No. 1997
12 - 18 October 2023
COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
BENIDORM’S September played a delightful trick on its calendar; it felt more like August had returned for an encore. As the high season drew to a close, the city’s hotels recorded occupancy fig ures that could rival even the most starstudded month. It was a spectacu lar end to a summer that harkened back to the pre pandemic days, resembling the golden era of 2019. The numbers spoke vol umes. In Benidorm, hotel occupancy soared to an im pressive 90 per cent, and the entire Costa Blanca re gion wasn’t far behind, with an impressive 86 per cent occupancy rate throughout the central three months of summer, as reported by the Hosbec hotel association. What’s even more re markable is the latter half of September. It didn’t just maintain the momentum; it exceeded all expecta tions set by the first two
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NEVER ENDING SUMMER
BENIDORM: The undisputed tourist capital.
weeks of the month across various destinations and regions scrutinised by
tourism experts. Benidorm, the undisput ed tourist capital, main
tained a staggering 90 per cent occupancy rate, while the rest of the province proudly boasted an 83 per cent rate. Taking a closer look, the broader Costa Blanca re gion, excluding Benidorm, also experienced robust occupancy rates, driven largely by international tourism, which remains a cornerstone of the area’s appeal. In fact, international visi tors accounted for a signifi cant 70 per cent of total guests. Among them, British travellers stood out, com prising 20.8 per cent of the entire international contin gent.
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