6.3 mn foreign tourists during holidays

(ANSA) - Rome, December 20 - Some 6.3 million foreign tourists will visit Italy during the Christmas and New year holidays, according to a new survey out Thursday.
    The Centro Studi Turistici poll said foreign tourists would be mostly up in mountain resorts with a rise of 0.8% on last year.
    Tourists flows will especially rise from Switzerland, the Middle East area and Australia and New Zealand, said the poll of 1,613 tourism operators, commissioned by retail group Confesercenti Nazionale.
    By contrast, some 4.4 million Italians will spend the holidays abroad, the study said.