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Laura Alese - Federturismo Confindustria

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Banca d’Italia: a giugno salgono numero e spesa dei turisti stranieri

🏖 Foreign visitor spending in Italy grew by 8% in June, with a tourism trade balance surplus of €3.2 billion, up from €3.0 billion in June 2023. Italy's Banca d'Italia reports foreign travelers spent €6.1 billion and Italian travelers abroad spent €2.9 billion. The Q2 2024 balance hit €7.4 billion (0.4% of GDP), a rise from €6.7 billion in Q2 2023. EU travelers' spending in Italy surged by 14.4%, outpacing non-EU visitors' 5.4% increase.
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Touring Club Italiano: il quadro delle vacanze della sua comunità

🏖️ 93% of the Touring Club Italiano community (300,000+ members) vacationed between June and the present. Italy was the top summer 2024 destination (67%), nearly matching pre-pandemic levels (63% in 2019). 33% traveled abroad, mainly to Europe (28%). Top Italian regions visited were Trentino-Alto Adige (16%), Tuscany and Sardinia (10%), and Puglia (9%). 38% stayed within or near their region. France (17%) was the most visited foreign country, followed by Greece (16%), Spain (12%), and Norway (6%). Beach destinations saw a small decline to 38%, while mountain trips increased to 20%. Road trips in cars, motorcycles, and campers accounted for 19% of travel, not yet reaching pre-pandemic levels. Art cities (7%) remained popular. Summer 2024 saw a preference shift from August (48%) to July (34%). Cars dominated travel means (53%), but air travel (26%) is recovering. Hotels and resorts were the preferred accommodation (44%), with holiday homes (12%) maintaining popularity.
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Evaneos/Roland Berger: misurare l’impatto dell’overtourism

🌊 Evaneos and Roland Berger developed the first Overtourism Index analyzing 70 destinations out of the top 100 by visitor numbers, classifying them 1-5 based on tourist density per inhabitant/km², seasonality, and sustainability of host country. Categories at risk include beach destinations with the highest exposure index of 4/5, European summer hotspots with an index of 3.5/5, and urban centers at 2.6/5. Cyprus (4.4), Mauritius (4.2), Greece (4), and Croatia (3.8) are notably vulnerable, with tourism accounting for 25% of their GDP. Spain, Italy, and Portugal score 3.6 each in summer tourist influx. Copenhagen (3.8), Amsterdam (3.7), and Dublin (3.4) top urban destinations. Watch-list includes Morocco (3.1), Vietnam (3), Egypt (2.7), and Iceland (2.9). Greece is particularly at risk in summer, scoring 4.2/5, with Mykonos and Santorini facing unsustainable tourist levels.
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ManagerItalia: in crescita il fatturato delle agenzie di viaggio

📈 In Q2 2024, the market services sector in Italy saw a 0.3% increase in added value, offsetting a 0.8% decline in the industrial sector. The economy grew by 0.1%, with rental and travel agencies (1.4%), information and communication (1.2%), and professional activities (1.1%) leading the growth. However, wholesale trade connected to manufacturing fell by 0.4%. Service exports rose slightly year-over-year, representing 5.5% of Italy's GDP compared to France and Germany's 11.5% and 9%. Inflation in the services sector increased marginally to 3.1% in July and August from 2.9% in the previous quarter. Employment in the sector set a record, with a 0.2% increase in workforce units compared to 2022, driven by a 0.4% rise in salaried work. The financial and insurance activities (+0.3%) and the professional sector (+0.6%) saw employment boosts, while transport and hospitality services faced a 0.5% decrease, and communication and information services dropped by 1.3%.
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Oag: lo scalo di Roma Fiumicino è al 35esimo posto tra gli aeroporti meglio connessi al mondo

🏨 In the 2024 Megahubs report by OAG, London Heathrow is ranked as the top connected airport, followed by Kuala Lumpur (Air Asia holds 35% of flights), with Tokyo Haneda in third place. Istanbul Airport has the highest number of connections with 324, while Frankfurt surpasses 300 destinations (304). Other top 10 European continental airports include Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The leading US airport is Chicago O'Hare International. Rome Fiumicino climbs from 42nd to 35th place, with Ita Airways being the top carrier there, having 35% of flights. Dominant carriers in top-ranked hubs include Vueling with 41% at Barcelona, easyJet 48% at London Gatwick, KLM 55% at Amsterdam, Air France 56% at Paris, the Lufthansa group 60% at Frankfurt, Turkish Airlines 79% at Istanbul, and Delta 75% at Atlanta in the US. For more information: www.oag.com.
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IMPOSTA DI SOGGIORNO: SERVE EQUILIBRIO

🏖 Federalberghi, Confindustria Alberghi, and Assohotel, top national hospitality organizations, are monitoring the debate on the reform of the tourist tax. They recently met with the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, who assured no increase in taxes, simplified compliance, and allocation of tax to tourism. The organizations oppose tax mechanisms that increase fiscal pressure on families and businesses and suggest setting a reasonable tax cap, simplifying the tax mechanism, adopting a national regulation for consistency, and ensuring transparency in tax revenue use for tourism.
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WTTC: non si rinuncia ai viaggi e nel 2024 cresce il contributo del turismo sul pil globale

🏖️ In 2024, global travel industry spending will reach 1 dollar out of every 10 spent. The sector is expected to contribute $11.1 trillion to global GDP (10% of total) with a 12.1% annual growth rate, exceeding 2019's record by 7.5%. The US, China, and Germany will lead travel expenses. Employment in the industry will hit 348 million in 2024, 13.6 million more than pre-pandemic. The US contributed a record $2.36 trillion to its economy last year, while China added $1.3 trillion, and Germany $487.6 billion. The top ten travel economies also include Japan ($297 billion), the UK ($295.2 billion), France ($264.7 billion), Mexico ($261.6 billion), India ($231.6 billion), Italy ($231.3 billion), and Spain ($227.9 billion). China is predicted to become the largest travel market by 2035. International visitor spending is set to grow by 16% this year, reaching $1.9 trillion, while domestic tourism spending is expected to hit $5.4 trillion, a 10.3% increase from 2019.
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Eurostat: a luglio più alti i prezzi dei pacchetti vacanza in tutta Europa

🏖 July 2024 saw a 6.6% increase in EU vacation package prices compared to July 2023, with domestic packages up by 11.1% and international ones by 5.7%. The annual inflation rate for holiday packages exceeded 10% in most months during 2022 and 2023. In 2023, domestic vacation packages faced over 20% inflation for 7 months. France (+22.2%), Italy (+19.5%), and Cyprus (+16.7%) experienced the highest increases in July 2024.
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ISTAT/Federconsumatori: i rincari nei trasporti e nella ristorazione hanno portato ad una riduzione del soggiorno

💸 In August, Italy's inflation slightly decreased to 1.1% annually. Energy prices fell (-6% to -8.6%), while regulated energy costs rose (+11.7% to +14%), as did transport (+2.9%) and restaurants (+4.4%). Only 41.3% of Italians took vacations, favoring short stays (3-5 days) often at friends' or relatives' homes. Due to inflation, a typical family faces an additional €346.50 in annual expenses.
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Coldiretti/Ixè: una spesa di 28 miliardi per 38 milioni di italiani in vacanza questa estate

🏖️ Italians ended their summer vacations spending over €28 billion on trips, stays, meals, and souvenirs, marking a 12% increase compared to 2023. In summer 2024, 38 million Italians vacationed at least a day, up by half a million from 2023. Preferred vacations were traditional 7-day trips (28%), followed by up to two-week stays (25%). The sea remained the top destination, with 32% staying within their region and 29% traveling abroad, mostly to Europe. Hotels and B&Bs were the most popular accommodations, while 13% used a second home, and 19% stayed with relatives or friends.
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