More German tourists in FVG, attendance up 3.1% in 2023

(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 15 FEB - In 2023, German tourist attendance in Friuli Venezia Giulia grew by 3.1 percent over the previous year, exceeding 1.4 million.
    A particularly significant increase in the number of tourists in some areas of the region was recorded: above all the mountains and the cities. The figure emerged on the sidelines of a visit by the FVG regional councilor for Productive Activities and Tourism, Sergio Emidio Bini, to the F.re.e fair in Munich, where the FVG Region is present with its stand and 13 regional operators, as well as the Pordenone Udine Chamber of Commerce.
    "But in addition to this, there is a further novelty concerning destinations - Bini remarked -, as in the pandemic aftermath, tourists had been directed mainly toward the beach destination, but now they are looking for an experience in contact with nature, opting for mountain excursions and the outdoors, preferably combined with high-quality food and wine.
    This explains the success of Carnia (attendance up 18.3% ) and the Tarvisio area (up 20.8%), but also of cities such as Pordenone (up 16.3%) and Trieste (up 12.8%)." (ANSA).