With the advent of Covid, many of us have been going away for weekends or vacations close to home. This new consumer trend is called local tourism, and we take a look at it here.
1. What is local tourism?
When the world is out of reach, we (finally?) look around us! It’s true that when you live somewhere, you don’t really know your city that well!
Some of us live in Paris and were able to discover their cities like real tourists!
So what is local tourism really all about?
– First of all, as we’ve just said, it’s all about discovering (or re-discovering) your own town and the surrounding area. The maximum is 100 km, so mainly a region.
– A smaller vacation budget. By eliminating or drastically reducing accommodation costs, and the same goes for travel expenses. As a result, you can indulge a little more in restaurants, cultural visits…
2. What's in it for me?
The benefits of such tourism are manifold. Especially for the region, but also for travelers. Your budget for food and cultural visits is greater. You can indulge yourself more than usual, with dinner at Fouquet’s ! You also reduce your ecological footprint! Yes, we travel less, we use less transport, so of course the planet thanks us.
And last but not least, and this is your region thanking you, local tourism helps to revitalize our regions, which have run out of tourists! So encourage local businesses, try out that restaurant that’s been on your list for months, take that long but beautiful walk and leave something for the people who take care of it!
In the end, Covid will have taught us to live differently, and not for the worse.
What about you? Did you do a bit of local tourism this year? For those who would like to continue and book a nice hotel in Paris, here are our selection.