The Andalusian beach bars They point out that sales during the months of March and April have generally fallen by around 20%, compared to 2023 in the same time period, due to “a summer winter and a winter spring” that “spoiled the entire Holy Week”.
Furthermore, they add that “the decline in sales added to a huge increase in the occupancy fee by the Ministry” means that “we are a little asphyxiated“.
The president of the Federation of Beach Entrepreneurs (Faeplayas), Norberto del Castillo, has pointed out that although “all these rains have not done too much physical damage” to the beach bar facilities, it has caused a “drop” in sales a general level. However, he stressed that the “decline” in demand “has occurred in some points while not in others” since “it depends on the influence.”
Specifically, he indicated that sales in April last year were “higher” because Easter was celebrated in that month, therefore it is “normal that this year they will go down in this month.” But even though this year the holiday took place in March, “sales have suffered a drop compared to 2023” due to the “rains, winds, cloudy days and storms”. These weather phenomena have caused “many people to think about something else instead of the beach when they open the window.”
Finally, del Castillo has highlighted that the expectations For the summer they depend on “if the weather is good” which “normally” in the summer period “should be good” are “good”. However, he has insisted that “there are people who say that in the summer sales will recover but what is lost is no longer recovered.”
