where is a future August is not the most coveted month When it comes to choosing a vacation, it may not be far off. Experts warn: global warming will create ‘hard to endure’ summers, this will incline people towards months like October or March.
However, as long as the industry does not change, it maintains this. conditions such as school holidays, it will be difficult to slow down the tempo of the summer period. A set of features that can make most of the year “high season”.
Director of the Arid Zones Ecology and Global Change Laboratory, University of Alicante, Fernando MaestreHe points out that if the predictions so far come true, August will be a month where “it will be very hot for many people” in the coming years. will choose to come another time of the year.
A situation that will force the hotels higher cost in terms of energy consumption The use of air conditioners will generate more heat in cities and increase the “heat island” effect in urban areas.
Also, Maestre points out that “summer is getting longer”, so High season will be extended likewise and now its “peak” in July and August less crowded months Like October or November.
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An opinion you share Jorge OlcinaDirector of the University of Alicante Climatology Laboratory.
For Olcina, “the concept of high or low season will no longer make sense” in the coming years, as the possibility of enjoying comfortable weather conditions for a rest period will extend between two years. May and October. A phenomenon added to the traditional Holy Week and Easter periods will make it practical can record good figures all year in terms of visitors.
But for this change in travel trend to happen, according to the UA professor, it will be necessary to “change the rigidity” of the work schedule and holiday periods, because it “wouldn’t make sense” to concentrate all paydays on the same month.
In addition, Olcina warns that global warming will force it. implement “urban design measures”such as mostly wooded areas and fountains in the urban fabric in order to cope with high temperatures.
He believes it will be necessary for this. develop strategic plans in municipalities, because tourists are “increasingly demanding” with environmental and climatic quality. Fortunately, according to Olcina, white shore, the sector is “very conscious”.
President of Hosbec, Fede Fuster, He also believes that a legislative change would be necessary to change the current seasons, “because people travel when they can, not when they want to”.
In this sense, it argues that conditions such as companies and professions that declare children’s summer vacation or August out of activity will be applied. more weight than weather conditions in final decisionit will particularly affect retired tourists and tourists from other countries who have different working conditions than currently exist in Spain.
For Fuster, it is certain that the months with good weather conditions will be longer in the coming years. an opportunity for the industrywhich has to bet on de-seasonalization.
For this the head of Hosbec begs. promote other attractions beyond “sun and sand”» such as culture, sports or nature tourism. Areas that “still don’t have enough power” to attract large numbers of visitors on their own, but that together transform the Valencian Community’s offer one of the most complete
sector is prepared
Regarding the effects of climate change in July and August, Fuster argues that the industry is “very well prepared” and that the climate in the coastal areas always tends to be more “benign” due to the thermoregulatory effect of the sea. , from here hopes climatic changes don’t “move” preferences it also makes the province’s destinations an attractive option almost all year round.
For this prediction to come true, the hotel management insists this is necessary. increase air connections Eliminate without discussion measures that “make us less competitive” relative to controversial destinations such as tourist tax.
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