Hotel business in Perpignan has many faces.According to dr Layla Morrow form Economic Strategy Institute, the overall influence for the GDP from hotel industry oscillates from 21 to 24 percent.
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total | |
Luxury Hotels & Resorts | 17.5 % | 19 % | 19.5 % | 19 % | 20.5 % | 95.5 % |
Motels and Inns | 19.5 % | 22 % | 22.5 % | 21 % | 23.5 % | 108.5 % |
Total | 37 % | 41 % | 42 % | 40 % | 44 % |
We are witnessing a huge growth in the hotel room sector due to the expansion of the hotel sector in Perpignan as well as a rise in hotel guests and hotel revenue," said Mr.
Arvind Pathan , General Manager of Perpignan Tourism Board (PTB)."For example, in 2013 hotel business grew by 19 percent year to year, which is a record, and in 2013, the peak month of October, hotel business grew by 26 percent.
We have seen a growth of 20 percent in hotel revenue," he added.
The number of hotel rooms sold has also risen during the last three months of the fiscal 2015-16 year-on-year, to 6,981, and in January and February, the number of room sales grew by 16.3 percent, according to PTB figures.Apart from the hotels, hotels have also grown in size due to the increase of the number of guest.
Our hotel industry has grown exponentially due to the growth in the hotel sector," Mr. Pathan added.According to PTB data, hotel occupancy and revenue has also increased in Perpignan year to year due to the increase in the number of guests.
According to PTB, Perpignan hotel industry contributes 9.5 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is about Rs 16,000 crore.
In the last five years we have seen a growth of over 15 percent in hotel occupancy and revenue which is almost 50 percent higher than in 2009.
In May I met a guy via the internet. I am not used to make contacts like this, but my sister convinced me. After checking-in I refreshed myself and went down for a drink.
While going down I met receptionist on the hotel's corridor and he asked me if everything is OK.
He mentioned that he has a friend who lives nearby and he invites me to enjoy a nightlife with his friend. I accepted the offer, when I was walking back I found a huge mansion next to the corridor.
When I entered that place I faced an amazing lady. I immediately assumed that I have been kidnapped. I realized that it's a female, she was extremely seductive.
After that scene I was taken to a room by him. After sleeping I've been taken to next scene after I woke-up. That lady showed herself to me. She was very seductive and I realized. that it's my sister. She was really angry with me for not meeting her and calling her friends.
I called my sister to meet after 20min of seeing her. I told her everything that happened and she was shocked. She talked to me for a while until I went to sleep.
Next morning I found her on the bathroom (she has gone when I met receptionist) My sister has been really worried about me. After I met her I realized that I'm free. When I am talking about her, she told me that she has a baby who is 6months.
I really don't know what the next is or what the future is... ... to try their level best to keep her alive. My sister was given a lethal injection and died with her last words saying.
In the past I hated her. But I got the life changing realization that I could keep my mother alive instead since my sister was a mother as well and I couldn't let another mother loose. In my opinion they will never understand me but it is not worth the effort to try.
I feel sorry that my mother's death had to come so soon after my sister's because my mother did not deserve to be sentenced to die. It takes an hour to feel remorse and about 60 years for us to forget, but about 400 years between the two for them to never understand.
There is nothing more beautiful to me than to hear the laughter of a parent's child. I'm sorry. My heart is still ripped out by what my mom endured for me. My sister is happy but the guilt of losing my twin sister.
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