Foreign tourists spent over 35 bn

(ANSA) - Venice, April 13 - International tourists spent over 35.7 billion euros in Italy in 2015, 4.4% up on the previous year, according to Venice Ca' Foscari University's CISET research unit. The report, which will be presented on April 22, said spending by Italians abroad was up 1.5% to 22 billion euros - meaning the tourism industry's 'balance of payments' showed a surplus of 13.7 billion euros, 9.6% up on 2014.