2023-11-01 17:45:00
The cities which hosted Rugby World Cup matches such as Nantes, Nice, Lyon and Saint-Etienne, benefited from “good attendance” in hotels and para-hotels, even if the general attendance across the entire sector has “decreased slightly” compared to the previous year, according to the Alliance France Tourisme (AFT). For example, Nice and Lyon experienced an occupancy rate of around 88% during matches (which marks a respective evolution of +7.2 points and +8.5 points compared to the previous year at the same time). period).
“Peaks exceeding 95% occupancy”
In the cities that hosted the matches, there were “peaks exceeding 95% (occupancy) on certain matches”, rejoiced the AFT in a report published on Wednesday. “Cities having hosted matches of the“England, Wales and Ireland were able to show a high occupancy rate thanks to the influx of supporters from these countries”, underlined the Alliance. The entire sector – “super-budget” hotels at the high end – recorded an increase in performance “thanks in particular to average price increases of between 10% and 30%”. On the day of certain matches, this increase “reached more than 200%”, notes the Alliance .
But the occupancy rates for Paris and Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) on match evenings “are not optimal” with -4 points compared to 2022, notes AFT, without offering an explanation. From September 8 to October 28, the period during which the Rugby World Cup took place, “attendance decreased slightly compared to last year (-1.1 points for an average price up 14.4% and a turnover up 12.9%), mainly in Paris and Ile-de-France”, summarizes Alliance France Tourisme. This association brings together around twenty major groups in the tourism sector (Accor, Homair, Pierre et Vacances, GL Events, etc.)
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