A record 60 million foreign tourists
visited Italy last year, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini
said Thursday.
According to ISTAT data, he said, arrivals in Italian tourist
facilities rose by 5.5 million (4.5%) to a new record high of
122.3 million.
The rise was 60% due to foreign tourism which registered
2,964,951 arrivals more, up 5.2%, according to the national
statistics agency.
Foreign tourists' spending was also up to a total of 37
billion euros, according to the Bank of Italy, a "sign that
current policies are working," Franceschini said.
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