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Looking at the latest report for September, things did not get any better for the Canary Islands.
Tourist accommodation occupancy fell as low as 26% for the islands. That is 53% lower than Sept 2019. It was also lower than in August 2020 when it was 45%.
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Occupancy by Island September 2020
1.El Hierro 59.4% down 1.17%% v Sept 2019.
2. La Palma 43.2% down 26.02% v Sept 2019.
3. La Gomera 35.5% down 16.81% v Sept 2019.
4. Tenerife 30.8% down 50.98% v Sept 2019.
5. Gran Canaria 24.2% down 48.87% v Sept 2019.
6. Lanzarote 23.2% down 63.96% v Sept 2019.
7. Fuerteventura 22.4% down 56.82% v Sept 2019.
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Average daily price per hotel room September 2020.
- La Palma €68 up 31.3% v Sept 2019.
- El Hierro €69 up 21.6% v Sept 2019.
- Gran Canaria €77.40 down 11% v Sept 2019.
- Lanzarote €77.80 down 18% v Sept 2019
- La Gomera Canaria €81.70 down 1.6% v Sept 2019.
- Tenerife €90.90 up 5.3% v Sept 2019.
- Fuerteventura €94 up 3.5% v Sept 2019.
It may be surprising to people in these COVID days that the average daily price of a hotel room in September 2020 was higher in 4 of the 7 islands than in Sept 2019.
La Palma and El Hierro were the cheapest islands for a hotel room, but their prices in Sept 2020 were up 31.3% and 21.6% v Sept 2019.
A hotel room in Tenerife cost 5.3% more in Sept 2020 v Sept 2019.
Fuerteventura was the most expensive island for a Hotel room in Sept at €94 up 3.5% v Sept 2019.
Gran Canaria was the cheapest of the big four islands with the price for a hotel room €77.40 down 11% v Sept 2019.
Lanzarote discounted by more % with Hotel prices down 18% v Sept 2019.
Average daily price per apartment in September 2020.
- El Hierro €43.80 down 8.7% v Sept 2019.
- Fuerteventura €47.80 down 2.7% v Sept 2019.
- Lanzarote €48.6 down 21.7% v Sept 2019.
- La Palma €50.10 up 14.7% v Sept 2019
- Gran Canaria €51.20 down 0.1% v Sept 2019.
- La Gomera €53.3 down 1.2% v Sept 2019.
- Tenerife €57.50 down 6.5% v Sept 2019.
For tourists looking for bargains, apartments were the best way to go. Only the island of La Palma charged more for apartments in Sept 2020 v Sept 2019.
El Hierro was the cheapest island for an apartment with the average daily price of €43.80 down 8.7% v Sept 2019.
Fuerteventura was the cheapest of the big four islands. Average daily prices for an apartment €47.80 down 2.7% v Sept 2019.
Lanzarote apartment prices cost 21.7% less than in Sept 2019.
Tenerife was the most expensive island for an apartment with an average daily price at €57.50 but this was 6.5% less than Sept 2019.
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