October 7, 2009
Holidaymakers are pre-booking their Christmas accommodation well in advance, with Mantra Group properties in South East Queensland, North Queensland and northern NSW experiencing their strongest bookings yet.
Mantra CEO Bob East says the results show a marked increase in consumer confidence.
“We’ve had particularly strong bookings at Mantra on Salt Beach and Peppers Salt Resort and Spa, both at Kingscliff, where we operate over 750 rooms.
“After a tough year and pent-up demand, customers are booking early to ensure they secure their preferred accommodation over the Christmas holiday accommodation,” he says.
According to East, this shows how highly Australians value local holidays, especially beachside resorts.
“People are feeling better about the economy and life in general, and are very much looking forward to the Christmas holidays,” he says.
“Our call centre is now receiving over 1,500 calls a day, more astounding is the web traffic numbers over the last month, we have averaged 25,500 unique visitors a day.”
In comparison to last year, the group is now holding 15 percent more occupancy.
With 3,500 employees, Mantra Group manages around 140 properties under the Peppers, Mantra and Breakfree brands.
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