August beach holidays up 25%, group says

(ANSA) - Rome, August 7 - Beach resorts are seeing a 25% increase this year in vacationers to the shores, said beach resorts union CEA Balneatori in a survey released Friday.
    The survey reported that the weeks of August including the August 15 "Ferragosto" holiday are seeing full bookings, marking a turn of events over past years when the economic crisis kept many holidaymakers away from the beaches.
    The survey included 500 members of 50 beach resort areas in Italy.