Mid-August a little subdued. If until recently the long summer break was a certainty for the tourism sector, today the departures of Italians are decreasing and the beaches and cities of the Bel Paese are mostly filled by foreigners. A different story for domestic tourists who, due to the high cost of living and the climate, have reduced their average vacation or preferred to go abroad, primarily Albania. As summarized by the president of Federalberghi Bernabò Bocca, speaking with Ansa, "it's not going badly, for heaven's sake, but it's not booming either as it should be in this period". But a Minister of Tourism like the Santanchè does it do anything?
Versilia and Sardinia without boom
There is no full house in Sardinia, as well as a Versilia, classic Italian mid-August destinations. “We are at 70% occupancy (last year we were at 87%). In short, we can say a generalized drop of 15% but unfortunately much more in certain places, even down to less than 30%”, declared the president of Federalberghi.
In Veneto towards full houses in hotels
A whole other story in Veneto. On the eve of August XNUMXth he shows up with the almost all hotels full in the main tourist locations according to Federalberghi. At the top are the seaside resorts, from Jesolo to Caorle, from Sottomarina to Eraclea mare, where 96% of the structures are already full of bookings. The mountains are also doing very well, with 90% of the accommodation facilities almost complete. “A few rooms can still be found this week – adds the president of the federation Massimiliano Schiavon – but in most of the hotels they are now almost sold out. The definitive overcoming of the dynamics still conditioned by the pandemic period is being recorded". The long Ferragosto bridge also gives good results in the cities of art, especially in Venice, as well as in Lake Garda, the historic villages, the walled cities. The cities of art are preferred above all by American tourists.
A bit of a disappointment for Romagna
Without excesses Romagna. In fact, there are many people on the coast, but there is not that full house that was usual in the past, when in the days of mid-August it was practically not possible to find a free room or a space on the beach. Operators do not hide a bit of a disappointment which certainly concerns almost all Italian tourist resorts, but which hurts even more in Rimini and its surroundings, affected by the May flood which slowed down the start of the summer season. And August failed to compensate for a general decline also due to high prices and inflation.
Towards full house for the Roman coast
Sparkling summer for Roma. Restaurants, bathing establishments and clubs on the Roman coast record the full house of reservations and attendance for August XNUMXth. There are not only Romans who have not left in this period, but also many foreign tourists - Americans, Spaniards and northern Europeans in the lead - who are frequenting, as never before, Fiumicino, Fregene, Maccarese and Passoscuro. Not to mention the city of Rome, overwhelmed above all by American tourists.
