Paris bookings halve as travel sales shrink by 15%

TRAVEL agents suffered a 50% drop in passenger bookings to #Paris amid a ‘dramatic’ fall in flight bookings in the week following the massacre in the French capital on November 13. 

Latest leisure travel market data from GfK also revealed that total bookings for all destinations in the week to last Saturday were 15% down year-on-year. Mid-haul destinations suffered the sharpest fall, with 26% fewer holidays booked. Egypt and Tunisia accounted for most of the decline.

Industry data analyst ForwardKeys reported airline bookings to Paris down 27% at the start of this week, while cancellations rose 21% year on year in the week to November 21.

ForwardKeys chief executive Oliver Jago said: ‘There were last-minute cancellations of immediate travel plans, predominantly among business travellers. New bookings have also dropped dramatically.’

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