The Department of Tourism of the City of Altea, headed by Anna Alvado, reported on the data provided by alteanos and HOSBEC about the occupation in October hotels. Altea has had a 78% occupancy, highlighting the first half with 82.35%, and this figure very similar to 2017, demonstrating once again the continuity of the good track record in low season months.
Tourist Info Altea has treated a total of 2,348 people, a good trend similar to those reported in the same period of 2017. The attention to foreign tourists, with 69%, notably on data highlight domestic tourism with 30 ,5%.
Internationally, the most important sources of tourists are from the UK, with 31.5% of all persons served, significantly higher than the figure achieved in the same period of 2017 (24.7%), followed by visitors from France (6.6%) and the Netherlands (5.8%). Nationally include, Valencia, with 10.18% of the total number of tourists served, followed by the Basque Country (4.3%) and Cantabria (2.3%).
As indicated from the Tourist Info Altea, the information most requested by users is on Altea, with 33.5%, transport information (7%), routes (5.4%) and information it is also requested on the Costa Blanca, with 3.2%.
As for participation in tours organized by the Department of Tourism, we have obtained excellent data, a total of 97 people in the two visits organized in October, visits continue its programming in the months November and December.
Anna Alvado positively valued these data, “we maintain a good figure for occupation in October, highlighting the increase of tourists from Britain, which leads us to estimate that the promotion being done by the Department, is the right” . According to the mayor, “we not only consider the amount, almost 80% in October is not bad, we also appreciate the profile of tourists who visit us, interested in our natural landscape, cuisine and culture. An active and dynamic tourist who appreciates our climate and quality of life we enjoy in this privileged environment, as we have seen with the large number of people who participated in the two guided hikes this month visits by alteana orchard and Algar “river.