Lubango - The main hotels in Lubango, in Huíla, have reservations sold out in August and the justification lies in the events of the Festas da Senhora do Monte, with most orders being placed between June and July.

The six musical-cultural shows that bring more than 60 artists to Huíla, Expo-Huíla, the Cattle Fair, fashion week da Huíla and the first rappel festival in Leba, are some events that bring thousands of foreigners to Lubango and drive the local economy.

Units such as Pululukwa Resort, Casper Lodje, Serra da Chela, Chik Chik, Novo Hotel, Hotel Lubango say they are with a "full house", in a municipality that has 12 hotels, two resorts, 12 tourist villages, 20 guesthouses, 84 inns, 374 restaurants and 146 similar restaurants.

For the director of Hotel Chik Chik, Paulo Tiongo, the occupancy rate is currently 70 percent, but until the weekend reached the maximum number.

"In terms of revenue, it represents a significant value for our unit, so that we can resolve several issues which have to do with salaries, acquisition of materials to continue working on restructuring the unit and maintaining it in higher levels", he said.

The general director of Serra da Chela, José Joaquim, considers there to be good demand and the occupancy rate is today, Tuesday, at 90 percent, but reserves are already at 100. "Compared to the capital, our prices are not scary.

The majority of our customers come from outside Huíla, as well as from outside the country, they are used to paying over 100 dollars and we still have good demand", he reinforced.

For the manager of the Hotel Lubango, Quaresma Kinavuidi, despite being at 62 percent of its occupancy rate, reservations all are filled over the next few days.

Consequently, the manager of the Novo Hotel, Paulino Putu Binji, despite the change in prices for services, is charged a of acceptable occupancy and the month of August ends up being a period in which there is no need to complain about the lack of guests. EM/MS

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