Agenda 21 Cont.../ Almost half
the tourists to the Valencian
Community come during the 4
summer months Despite efforts
to extend the tourist season over
the year, almost half the tourists
come to the Comunidad Valenciana between June and September.
This applies both to foreign (48%)
and Spanish (45%) tourists.
The average hotel occupancy
along the coast oscillates between
20% and 80% depending upon the
season. See: Seasonal Tourism
for graph.
Experts have advised diversifying
the tourism offering: developing urban tourism, gastronomy, culture,
shopping etc. and to try not to depend too much on one market, the
UK, for example, comprises a third
of foreign tourists and their numbers have fallen 10% so far this
year.
Other tourism markets such as
China and India, which are not focused on “sun and sea” should be
pursued.
The Chinese, Russians and Brasilians also spend more (€600 per
day) than the Germans and Brits
(€100 Euros). From Las Provincias
Low cost dominates flights to
the Valencian Region creating
fears this will affect quality tourism. Seven of every ten travellers
flying into the Valencian Community arrive on low cost airlines.
The tourism sector creates
20,000 jobs and foreign tourists
bring in a fat €5,300 million, but
there are fears that this low cost
model is compromising five star
tourism; the tourism of congresses and gastronomy. Valencia no
longer has direct flights to ۙۂ