Businessmen of the hospitality industry, traders and Vigo’s hotel industry had demanded. some kind of letter Wise Men to despairAnd their wishes came true. Christmas will last another week, Until Sunday, January 15th at 20:00.announced this morning, the city’s mayor, Abel Caballero.
The councilor, who announced yesterday that the lights will go out on Sunday, the 8th, “gesture for energy reasons”changed his mind after hearing the claims of the business world firsthand. Both sides met first thing this morning, and after some time to consider the matter, the Council decided to accept their request.
Innkeepers and merchants, word of mouth Ruben PerezThe president of the Zona Náutico association a few minutes before the decision, the municipal administration 4,000 Euro savings For turning out the lights next week. In fact, he joked that businessmen offered to take on this amount, given the good prospects they had in those days. After King’s Day.
mass cancellations
His main argument to defend the extension was: avoid mass cancellations Y Don’t disappoint visitors who book for next weekend. Currently, occupancy is between 70 and 80 percent of hotel beds.
The sector, which was “surprised” by yesterday’s statement, as in previous years, new year vigo It will last longer than traditional, many tourists have reserved these mid-January dates to travel to the city. The average occupancy has been 85 percent since November, when the lights were on. with a few moments of total capacity.