Tourist attendance of the Tourist Office in 2021

Key figures

279 days opening to the public in 2021 representing more than 2 hours open to the public. Closure for containment from April 5 to May 3.
36 people welcomed (Limoges Tourist Office + system outside the walls), i.e. +40%/2020.
9 phone calls received (+45%/2020) i.e. an average of 33 calls/day.
347 unique sessions on the website (a figure up 27% compared to 2020).
The stay advisers have informed 24 people in face-to-face reception, i.e. 67% of overall attendance (70% in 2020).

Aperitif visit on the banks of the Vienne ©Laurent Lagarde

Origin of customers informed

In France

It is 88% French (90% in 2020):

New Aquitaine 43% (50% in 2020)
Ile de France 12% (Idem 2020)
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 5% (6% in 2020)

In the region

“Local visitors” (ex-Limousin region) represent 76% of New Aquitaine attendance (80% in 2020). She is 12% foreign (10% in 2020).

Netherlands 29% (23% in 2020)
Belgium 25% (30% in 2020)
United Kingdom 17% (21% in 2020)

Abroad

After a year 2020 very impacted by the pandemic and traffic restrictions, the trend is reversing slightly for foreign attendance, which increased by 2 points:

+98% in number of people for the Netherlands, which for the first time appears as the first foreign clientele.
+29% for Belgium.
+25% for the United Kingdom, which nevertheless continues to lose shares.

Focus on the 2021 summer season (July/August)

Tourists were very present this summer on our Destination and the information points of the Tourist Office (Limoges + triporteur) are experiencing a overall increase in attendance of 36% compared to summer 2020. From July, physical attendance at the Office increased by 31%, following a general trend in France, to be put into perspective because we remember the heat wave of July 2020 which had greatly slowed down the start of the summer season.

Origin of customers informed at reception: 85% French - Foreign at 15%.