In the first four months of 2010 alone, international international arrivals increased by 7% to reach 258 million, just 2% less than the 264 in the first quarter of 2008.
Foreign tourists show a high degree of predilection for Italian destinations as regards almost all the products that make up the offer system, even if, due to the crisis, a contraction of the ...
In April 2010, Italian exports recorded an increase of 15.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, thus improving the trade balance which, due to the 2009 crisis, had suffered negative repercussions.
The world cruise traffic in recent years has recorded extremely positive results, which have seen a growth in both tourist demand and the supply of ships and destinations. ...
The Minister of Tourism Michela Vittoria Brambilla and the Minister of Agricultural and Food Policies Giancarlo Galan have signed an agreement for the enhancement and integrated promotion of tourism and the national agri-food sector.
804 thousand tourists for an estimated expenditure of 727 million euros for the only main holiday: it is the result obtained in 2009 by the associations in Italy. ...
City of art, sea and archaeological sites are the Italian tourist products best-selling by foreign tour operators in 2010, while for 2011 an increase in niche tourism is also expected. ...
During the 66th World Air Transport Summit, held in Berlin from 6 to 8 June, the IATA (International Air Transport Association) announced the latest economic forecasts for the sector for 2010, revising the ...
By train over one million discounted seats each month and promotions for the whole next season: the low-cost policy drives rail mobility for the summer holidays.
The April figures released by the World Tourism Organization (OMT) confirm the recovery in the sector, already begun in the last quarter of 2009, after more than a year of negative results.
Spring 2010 began under good auspices for the Italian hospitality sector, thanks to a stable level of reservations compared to last year for April (-0.8%) and June (+ 0.9%) and growing for the month of May (+ 3.6%).
Nearly 60% of the Italian population has planned at least one vacation for next summer, an encouraging figure when compared with that of 2009, when only 45.7% thought they could leave.
The most recent Assaeroporti data, relating to the first three months of 2010, indicate a decisive recovery compared to 2009, with positive changes equal to 11.6% for January, 7.8% for February and 8.5% for the month of March.
