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  • Braga (Portugal) is the European Best Destination in 2021

    Braga (Portugal) is the European Best Destination in 2021

    Braga collected 109,902 votes, 28,8% of votes from Portugal and 71,2% of votes from the rest of the world.

    Top 3 is completed by Rome and Cavtat, a Croatian Sustainable Destination awarded by the European Commission, for whom voted 1 traveler on 10.

    612,609 travelers from 192 countries around the world voted this year for the European Best Destinations competition. 61% of votes were from Europe, 39% from outside Europe.

    Interesting, Kefalonia is the Greek Island that collected the highest number of votes since the creation of the competition.

    The favorite destinations for American travelers are Rome, Braga, Cavtat, Paris, and Sibiu.

    Chinese travelers prefer Paris, Rome, Florence, Ghent, Kotor and UK travelers are enjoying Braga, Florence, Rome, Cavtat, Sibiu, and Ghent.

    Tourism growth in the promoted destinations is on average +15%

    European Best Destinations competition have an impact in ”real life” with significant growth of tourists for the top destinations.

    It was recorded a + 17% growth of tourism for Porto rewarded in 2017, + 13% for Bordeaux rewarded in 2015, + 25% for Zadar rewarded in 2016, +41% for Zagreb, European Best Christmas Market 2016-2017-2018, +18% for Budapest awarded the title of European Best Destination in 2019.

  • The number of European tourists in Switzerland to fall by a third this winter

    The number of European tourists in Switzerland to fall by a third this winter

    The number of European tourists in Switzerland would fall by at least a third during the winter season, AFP reports.

    In the context of quarantine measures upon entry into Switzerland, the relaunch of external demand has slowed significantly, the Swiss economic institute KOF said in a statement.

    KOF added that increasing the number of overnight stays by Swiss tourists will not be enough to cover the gap left by foreign tourists.

    Overnight stays of Swiss tourists would increase by 8% during the winter season compared to the pre-crisis period. However, the total number of overnight stays would decrease by at least 30%.

    And if the pandemic worsens, the decline could exceed 50%.

    The Covid-19 pandemic will cause an estimated loss of 13.3 million overnight stays during 2020, which is equivalent to a decrease in turnover of 1.6 billion francs (1.4 billion euros) for the hotel sector.

    For the entire tourism sector, the decline in turnover would exceed 10 billion francs. In 2021, the decrease in turnover would be one of almost 6.2 billion francs compared to 2019.

    33.000 jobs were lost in the hotel and restaurant industry in Switzerland in the first half of 2020.