Holidaymakers are flooding into southern Europe despite ongoing travel chaos, according to Hostelworld.
The hostel, hotel and bed and breakfast platform said bookings in southern Europe were back above pre-pandemic levels in the six months to June 30.
Hostelworld also said visits across the whole of Europe from the US and Canada are back above pre-Covid levels.
Hostel, hotel and bed and breakfast platform Hostelworld said bookings in southern Europe were back above pre-pandemic levels
The influx of North American tourists and southern Europe’s booming popularity helped the company bounce back from Covid.
Overall bookings hit 80pc of pre-pandemic levels in the first half of the year.
And after accounting for higher booking values, revenue was 4 per cent up on the same period in 2019.
Gary Morrison, chief executive of Hostelworld – which works across 180 countries – said the travel market is returning despite recent disruption.