Favourable Exchange Rates See a Rise in British Visitors to St Tropez

Luxury French Riviera real estate experts, St Tropez House, evaluate the consequences of an increasingly strong pound on British tourism in St Tropez this summer.

"British customers hoping to rent a luxury villa in St Tropez often prefer luxury neo-Provençal villas with large gardens to accommodate their travelling pets, and large swimming pools."

St Tropez is among the world’s elite holiday resorts, annually attracting the world’s wealthiest tourists and has come to embody everything that the French Riviera represents: glamour, luxury and beauty.

It is for these three facets and more that St Tropez welcomes up to 30,000 people a day during peak season.

Although the number of visitors rarely fluctuates from year to year, the demographic of those tourists invariably does.

This is a result of several factors, none of which are more influential than the exchange rate.

Following the release of the latest financial data and with plenty of hands-on experience accrued from several years in the real estate industry, St Tropez House predict that 2015 will see a high proportion of British tourists on the sunny French Riviera.

Over the past six months the British Pound has been gradually gaining strength.

Recently, the pound-euro rate achieved its most substantial exchange rate in 7 years: £1/€1.37.

When compared with 2013’s figures, it becomes apparent that British travelers can benefit from savings as high as 20% or more on properties rented or purchased in Europe.

These exchange rates become increasingly noticeable in cross-border business involving high-end goods such as luxury villas in St Tropez where high prices generate greater savings.

We have already experienced a remarkable rise in enquiries from British clients as a result of the improved exchange rates.

These customers are eager to capitalize on the current favourable rates while they can and reserve a dream holiday home on the French Riviera. The rise in the British Pound has also led to faster payment orders and faster decisions.

This rising trend of British visitors to the south of France is reminiscent of a prosperous Inter-War era when large numbers of ‘High Society’ British citizens frequented the French Riviera as their preferred holiday destination.

These visitors famously arrived by a luxury French night express train in search of the warm Côte d’Azur weather.

Queen Victoria and Lord Salisbury, the British Prime Minister, were some of the first to experience ‘Le train Bleu’ as it was commonly known.

They were later joined by Sir Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin, who eventually purchased a property on the French Riviera.

British customers hoping to rent a luxury villa in St Tropez often prefer luxury neo-Provençal villas with large gardens to accommodate their travelling pets, and large swimming pools.

One of the most popular villas among British tourists so far has been Villa Patch Sea View, a stunning modern villa a stone's throw away from Club 55. Villa Patch Sea View boasts stunning panoramas across the coastline, a large garden and 5 bedrooms making it an ideal luxury family holiday villa.

Villa Elegante is another popular choice among British clients, in particular for its spectacular design and proximity to St Tropez centre. It boasts a large 10,000 m2 garden from which you can admire extraordinary sea views.

St Tropez House operates as a premium real estate website, matching clients with their dream luxury villa on the Presqu'ile of Saint Tropez. St Tropez House is proud of its extensive portfolio of villas to rent and properties available for sale in Saint Tropez, Ramatuelle and Gassin.