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The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, today offered a balance on tourism hotel occupancy in the city of Murcia and participation during the past holiday, some data show good results this year, in which they have record-breaking occupation and track the various organized events.
With respect to the Holy Bridge (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) occupation over the past year has increased by 5.54 percentage points, reaching higher figures have 95% occupancy the most important days of Holy Week.
Similarly, the average room rate has also had an increase of € 5.23, having exceeded € 50 major feast days.
During the Spring Festival Week increased by 22.10 percentage points occupation from Monday to Saturday, or what is the same, more than 34% increase over last year, and a rise in the average price per above € 6.84.
Bando day of the occupation exceeded more than 23 points achieved last year (88.14% compared with 64.66% in 2015), while the Burial of the Sardine was almost 7 points higher (95.54 88.63% compared to 2015).
"They are certainly the best data in many years, both at the level of the most important days with absolute full of Murcia, as the entire period as a whole, since there has been a greater continuity throughout the period festive, "said José Ballesta.
In this regard he added that "the main success of this year is that the employment figures of the indicated days have spread to other days of the week mainly due to the pull of the holidays and religious events with sporting events, as the Championship of Spain of regional teams of child and cadet volleyball, with more than 3,000 visitors, or Climbing Cup Spain, which has developed last weekend in El Cagigal ".
tourist profile during the holidays
Regarding the tourist profile during the holidays, at Easter were mainly families living in the country (Valencia, Andalusia, Madrid and Catalonia), with one or two children and people over 50 who travel to see the processions.
The nationality of foreign tourists was mostly British and French.
During the Spring Festival were more numerous groups of young people who traveled to Murcia to enjoy the celebrations.
"This year also we had groups of young people who have participated in various sporting events that were happening in the city and they could, in turn, enjoy and learn about our parties," he added the mayor.
Processions in streaming
The streaming broadcast in the various processions that has offered the City Council through the municipal website, has been followed from 42 different countries.
It has practically reached all countries throughout the Americas (North, Central and South) and Europe, and some countries in Africa and Asia.
The largest number of views is registered in France, United States, United Kingdom and Estonia.
In total, there were more than 12,000 views.
Regarding the App has been downloaded by more than 2,200 people, about 9,360 notifications having facilitated the days being more impacts on Good Friday with 2,619 notifications and Holy Wednesday with 1,575 notifications.
The passage was more notifications Fall, with 429, followed by The Agony in the Garden, with 364.
In addition, there have been more than 99,000 application screens (such as information schedules, duration and steps. In particular, the most widely read step is the Agony in the Garden (1,689 times), followed by the sacrament (1.665 times ). it has served as information devices in Castilian, Catalan, English and German.
Tracking street and filled in the barracks
With regard to street level monitoring of the main events organized by the City Council, in collaboration with the Federation of Peñas Huetananas and Sardine Association, 600,000 people were recorded in Bando and 800,000 during the funeral.
With respect to the diners in the barracks they have been counted about 100,000 people in 42 ventorrillos over the past week.
Other events that have had a massive participation have been recovered Battle of Flowers, with 250,000 people, the day of meatloaf, with some 10,000 attendees, I Exhibition of Performing Arts in the Street (10,000), concerts and area young in La Fica during Bando (10,000), workshops and children's shows during the Spring Festival in La Glorieta, Santo Domingo and La Redonda (10,000) and the children's area of ​​El Salitre (25,000).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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