geographical proximity Gaza StripThis situation, in which Israel and Hamas are waging a bloody war, does not affect the tourism sector of two important destinations that compete with the Canary Islands in the winter season: Türkiye and Egypt. At least not yet. Actually, Seats are available to fly to destinations on the Egyptian Red Sea and the spa area of Antalya, the Ottoman Mecca, until March 2024 tourismThey increased by a whopping 43% Compared to the same period of the 2022-2023 season. Seat supply to the Islands, one of the main tourist source markets in Europe and North America, is also increasing on an annual basis, but at a much smaller increase: Only 4%. It is true that the total flight offer to the archipelago is much higher than planned for the main destinations of Turkey and Egypt, but this is equally true: Significant growth next winter will allow Ankara and Cairo to take control of the Canary Islands.
This is revealed in the latest forecast report from Mabrian Technologies, a specialized firm. big data and tourist intelligence. Mabrian’s analysis covers four main destinations, or “holiday macro-regions” that drive the global tourism business during the winter season, which in the study is limited to the period between November 1 and March 31. Okay then, Among these four “macro regions” (Caribbean, Turkey and Egypt, Asia-Pacific and Canary Islands), the destinations where airline seat supply has increased the least are the Islands.. During the previous winter season, airlines offered a total of 11.15 million seats for travel to the Archipelago and This year they removed 11.62 million people, or 470,000 more people.. The increase is exactly 4.2%, which is lower than the place offers for the other three winter macro destinations. Quite very despicable.
caribbean
+15.1%
- Airlines are scheduled to fly to Caribbean tourist destinations from now until March 31, 2024; This figure is 1.81 million more than in the 2022-2023 winter season, for a total of 13.82 million seats. The annual increase was 15.1 percent.
CANARY ISLANDS
+4.2%
- Airline seat bookings for travel to the Canary Islands between November 1 and March 31 reached 11.62 million. There are around 470,000 more seats than in the previous winter season, ‘only’ 4.2% more.
Türkiye-EGYPT
+43%
- The number of seats for Turkey and Egypt destinations increases from 3.16 to 4.51 million, or up to 43% more.
PACIFIC ASIA
+16%
- Major tourist destinations in Asia-Pacific have 1.75 million planned seats, 16.6% more.
Caribbean increased its seat count by 15% from 12.01 to 13.82 million Thanks to the priority that this region has for Americans, it reinforces its leadership in the world tourism business. The Canary Islands are second in this ranking with 11.62 million places arrangementDespite the distance to Caribbean destinations –Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexicans Holbox, Isla Mujeres, Cancun…– larger than in the previous winter season.
A year ago the difference in favor of the Caribbean was only 860,000 seats; The airline’s schedule for the coming months includes 2.2 million more seats for Caribbean destinations than the Canary Islands. Türkiye and Egypt rank third with a bid of 4.51 million1.35 more than in the 2022-2023 season, despite the war in Gaza and the danger of escalation of conflicts. In this case, the difference in favor of the Canary Islands has thus been reduced from 7.99 million airline seats a year ago to the current 7.11 million. So Antalya and the Red Sea cut approximately 880,000 seats from the Islands.
Finally, 1.75 million seats planned for Asia-Pacific destinationsMuch less than the archipelago, but also with a larger increase – 16.7% more. In short, bad “The Canary Islands are the region with more moderate growth compared to 2022,” Mabrian analysts say; But the good thing is that “even though we are talking about values 14 percent above the 18-19 season”, which was before the last covid.
The reason for the increase in supply to the Eastern Mediterranean is the revival of potential tourists’ perception of security after the terrorist acts in previous years – while it is unknown what will happen after the chaos in Gaza. On the one hand; On the other hand, improving the destination and of course the prices. «The most competitive prices for accommodation make operators choose them this season; Likewise, these destinations have improved their infrastructure and their image as well.