Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire went on Monday to the Marijana city that suffered the economic consequences of the health crisis. “It is very difficult
Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire went on Monday to the Marijana city that suffered the economic consequences of the health crisis.
“It is a very difficult time in the history of our city”. The mayor of Lourdes, Thierry Lavit, does not hide his concern. The city of Marijana, hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, experienced the worst tourist season. Without foreign visitors, Lourdes has 8,000 followers a day instead of the usual 20,000, reports The World. On August 15, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, usually celebrated Mass in front of 25,000 worshippers. Due to the ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people, this year promises to be much more confidential. In an interview this Monday on RTL, Thierry Lavit ensured that two masses will still be held on this date.
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Pilgrimages, which are crucial for the city’s economy, are missing. 95 percent of pilgrimages have been cancelled, whether they are French or come from abroad, the rector, Msgr., told RTL. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas. The national pilgrimage of the Assumption does not gather as well as 450 people, compared to 10,000 people in normal times. The shelter is already planning HRK 8 million in losses due to the coronavirus this year. “2020 is a year away, says French Blue Bishop Xavier Darode, and 2021 will certainly not be a normal year.”
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Two thirds of the hotel closed
This abandonment is a huge blow to another city hotel in France. Only one third of Lourdes’ 148 hotels have reopened this summer. The others remain closed. Restaurant and cafe owners have also lost 40% of their turnover, France Blue says.
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In total, around 80% of visits to the city are provided by pilgrimages, which corresponds to 17% of tourism jobs in the region. Which creates a shortfall of 4 million euros for the 2020 season. Responsible for the hotel near the shrine, Sandrine hopes to reach 8% of rooms occupied this season, compared to 60% in normal times. “I didn’t reopen to make money because I know I won’t have to pay this year. But it’s simply to pay the expenses,” she tells France Bleu, worried about the situation of subcontractors. “There are all the other actors that we work around us in normal time: the coffee, vegetable, orange juice seller, wholesalers… And then all the ceramicists, plasterers, painters who were supposed to do our work.”
And the health crisis comes at the worst time for the city, which has been avoided by some believers for years. Between 2010 and 2018, attendance increased from 800,000 to 450,000 pilgrims.
Bruno Mayor on Monday
Public authorities are active in this context. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire traveled to the maritime city on Monday, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne and Alain Griset, the new Minister Envoy for Small and Medium Enterprises.
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Speaking to la Depeche du Midi, the tenant of Bercy hopes that the city “could be the subject of specific tourism, with additional measures, related to deposits, the region and economic actors”. For now, she “has the right to all the features of the plan for tourism”, said the minister. For his part, the municipal official wants to believe in Heavy’s recovery. The city is “recovering from this disastrous season,” he says.
Date of update: August 10, 2020, 06:58
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