Lithuanians who took their vacations are already invading Palanga: hotels register up to 100 percent. job

“We’ve been seeing up to 100% on weekends in Palanga for some time. Occupation, and this week, when the guests took their days off before St. John’s Day, and maybe even all of their vacations, we really see a higher hotel occupancy, but we associate it with St. John’s Day, “says I. Valaitienė.

The largest influx on weekends.

According to her, a large influx of people generally occurs only on weekends or holidays.

“I would like to emphasize that we only reach that highest employment on weekends, and that employment is usually significantly lower, even half,” says the interlocutor.

When asked if it would still be possible to find accommodation for San Juan Day, the woman assured that it was possible, but that she should contact the hotel directly.

“You can still find, we recommend that you contact the hotel directly, call and request, because online reservation systems do not always show availability, if those systems show that it is sold out, it does not mean that the hotel really does not have seats. Always it is advisable to apply directly, ”she says.

According to the interlocutor, people in Palanga can find almost everything they are looking for.

“There are always multiple segments. Everyone chooses according to their abilities. The offer in Palanga, as you know, is always very high. From the private sector, beds with a grandmother, to country houses, villas or apartments, as well as a wide variety of hotels, everyone finds what they want. “

Foreigners left more money

According to her, Lithuanians like to relax on the beach, but foreigners liked to go on vacation longer, so they left more money.

“We can only answer who spends the most after the season.” We are glad that Lithuanians have always represented around 80 percent. Annual indicator. We are very pleased that Lithuanians love Lithuanian resorts, and that foreign tourists generally stayed longer, their stays were longer, therefore they left more money, “she says.

Of course, the number of people on the coast is also highly dependent on the weather.

“It just came to our attention then. When the weather is nice, sunny, we actually always get more calls, last minute requests. The weather is a priority for Lithuanians,” said the interlocutor.

When asked if Lithuanians plan their vacations in advance, the woman assures that many people still postpone their plans until the last moments.

“Unfortunately, Lithuanians plan a maximum of two weeks in advance, so in hotels everything is generally planned for a week or two.” We would like to encourage people to reserve a spot as soon as possible. Then there would be a greater opportunity to choose a room, get some offers. “

After quarantine, people’s habits changed.

It is notable that in the past few weeks of quarantine, people’s habits have also changed somewhat.

“We have a quarantine lesson and the consequence is that during quarantine, when we carried out activities, but they were limited, like the catering services, we had to keep our distance, so the guests were unsatisfied, they did not want to hear that the quarantine was still in progress”.

The rating score of our guests was a little lower, they did not take into account that the company has yet to follow the recommendations. The client wants all services to be available, everything is of high quality and without restrictions. The guests did not appreciate the context that there was still quarantine, “says I. Valaitienė.