Africa-Press – Cape verde. Mindelo’s hotels will be at between 60 and 100 percent (%) occupancy for New Year’s Eve, which is expected to be mostly enjoyed by guests of foreign nationality.
According to the survey carried out by Inforpress, the only one that has so far recorded 100% occupancy, both on December 31st and January 1st, 2024, is the Hotel Porto Grande from the Oásis Atlântico Group.
According to receptionist Christopher Santos, the hotel should receive more foreign guests, the majority of French nationality, who can enjoy on Sunday, the 31st, a New Year’s Eve dinner with live music and also a “special lunch” on the day. January 1st.
Who also expects a high occupancy is the manager of Kira’s Boutique Hotel, Isabel Spencer, who said that, in principle, the occupancy would be full, but they had a last minute cancellation and now they should reach 90% on New Year’s Eve.
Still in the city center, the Don Paco Hotel expects to be 60% full on both days and will receive more tourists from Germany and France, according to the Head of Reception, Edir Nascimento. A number almost similar to the Hotel Foya Branca, located in the town of São Pedro, which expects to receive 70% of its capacity, occupied by tourists also from these two nationalities, who can also enjoy a dinner with live music on the 31st.
The only one to have a “very low” occupancy is MindelHotel, which, as director Carlos Medina reported, has an occupancy of 12% scheduled for the 31st and 2% on the 1st of January.
However, with three days left until the end of the year, the hotels’ prognosis may still change a little with the poster announced by the São Vicente City Council, which plans two days of free music on Rua de Lisboa, in addition to the traditional fireworks. .
The official event starts on the 30th, starting at 8pm, with names like Batchart Mo Kalamity & The Wizards and Dynamo.
The following day, the 31st, the last day of the year, there will be the traditional fireworks and whistles in the Bay to mark the turn of the year to 2024 and then the group Serenata & guest artists take the stage for “Happy Holidays”.
Then the stage is for the Kriol Kings show, a project created by two renowned names in the new generation of Cape Verdean music, Djodje and Nelson Freitas.
The night of São Silvestre will also feature a performance by the rapper from the Cruz Vermelha neighborhood, in Cascais (Portugal) Plutónio, who represents rap and R&B in Portuguese and has been increasingly exploring Afrobeats, and also the artist Elji Beatzkilla who will be in charge of closing the stage.
In addition to the dance on Rua de Lisboa, Mindelenses can also opt for parties all over the island, some organized by groups and with a dose of refinement, where entertainment, safety and quality should not be lacking.
In the wake of January 1, 2024, the municipal band will make its traditional tour through the streets of Mindelo to welcome the new year.
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