Ibiza Tourist Boom 2006?

Published 12 April 2006 Stephen White.

Tags: Ibiza News, Transport

ONE MILLION more passengers

The signs from Europe augur well for the forthcoming tourist season in Ibiza. Both the independent and package sectors of the market are showing signs of a dramatic increase in numbers this year. Down at the airport there has been an enormous increase in the amount of ‘slots’ reserved by the various airlines. An astonishing 25% more planes than last year will be arriving here which could mean up to ONE MILLION more passengers passing through the arrivals hall.

Meanwhile, consultants ACNielson are also predicting a rise in numbers in the more traditional package tour market. Already the British market is 17% up on last year’s bookings, and the Germans, World Cup or not, have reserved 20% more places than last year.

Tourist authorities are saying that the number and frequency of flights by budget airlines is a great help to the industry which coupled with the desertion of eastern Mediterranean resorts by tourists has led to the increase here in Ibiza.

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