May figures

ACCORDING to HOSBEC, the city of Alicante obtained occupancy of 87.7 per cent in the second half of the month of May, increasing the data compared to the previous fortnight by 1.9 percentage points.

This means the fifth month of the year closes with an average occupancy of 86.8 per cent.

The domestic market represents 27.7 per cent, with the balance clearly tilting towards the international market, which accounts for 72.3 per cent of the total volume.

The latter shows a wide range of nationalities, among which the British (9.6 per cent), German (6.8 per cent), French (6.4 per cent), Icelandic (5.3 per cent), Irish (4, 5 per cent), Italian (4 per cent), Polish (3.8 per cent), Swedish (3.6 per cent), Norwegian and Ukrainian (2.3 per cent) and finally Dutch and American (2.1 per cent). Between 2 per cent and 1 per cent, we find the Algerian, Danish, Finnish and Austrian markets.

Regarding the forecasts for the first 15 days of June, there are already 81.4 per cent of rooms reserved, although this data is expected to rise as has happened in the previous fortnights.