The surge in gasoline prices could benefit campsites. For the first weekend of the Easter holidays, reservations are up. Some tourists prefer this mode of accommodation, less expensive and closer to home, to avoid stocking up.
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Germans, Dutch, French… In total, 700 people have reserved at a campsite in Roquebrune-sur-Argens (Var). The establishment is full, Sunday April 5. Couples of friends came from the neighboring department, Bouches-du-Rhône. At the heart of their concerns, fuel prices. “There comes a time when it has to stop. This price of fuel is crazy,” says a man.
And the surge in diesel has another consequence. Together, they were to leave for Norway in a month. Their friends just canceled. “We’ve been planning this trip to Norway for almost a year,” laments a vacationer. And to continue: “there is a big question mark. My husband would eventually agree to leave, because we only have one life. I’m a little tempted to give up. »
A little further down the aisle, a man from Nice is also tracking down expenses, and has given up on going far: “We have to be careful. […] We are not far, we are 60 kilometers from home. It’s certain, usually, we prefer to go a little further in other regions… But here, we limit ourselves. »
In this context, the owner of the campsite thinks he will do well. “We are going to have a clientele who will stay in the south of France. We are going to have, we are sure, a very good season this year,” says Pascal de Mattéi, owner of “Au paradis des campeurs” in Les Issambres. For this summer, campsite reservations are already in good shape: +10% compared to last year.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
