Tourism sector to take 3.9 bn hit from higher prices

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 28 - The Italian tourism sector will take a 3.9 billion euro hit from higher prices this summer, a Demoskopika survey said Friday.
    Higher prices are hitting tourism hard, it said.
    The increase in inflation in the sector - calculated to be more than 3 percentage points higher than the general ISTAT index - would generate increases of some 3.9 billion euros in tourist spending by Italians and foreigners who have chosen to spend their summer holidays in Italian resorts.
    A number of items would have the greatest impact, with air transport (+23.5%), package holidays (+17.7%) and accommodation (+12.8%) leading the way in terms of year-on-year inflation in June 2023 compared to the same month in 2022. (ANSA).