The first ‘landing’ of the Germans is expected for the weekend of 18 and 19 May. On the occasion of Pentecost, a traditional holiday celebrated in Germany, the Riviera awaits Herr Fritz’s first ‘batch’. “Pentecost falls ‘low’, but especially for the hotels in Rimini Nord from 18 May to 2 June a good number of guests from Germany will arrive – attacks Antonio Carasso, president of Pa –. The month of May promises to be positive. Already now in the center we see new foreign tourists, coming from nations that are emerging for us: Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia… In addition to our regular foreign guests. This is thanks to the work on deseasonalization done by both private operators and Visit Rimini Tourists They increasingly come not only for the sea, but also for food and wine tours, or to discover the historical and artistic beauties of the capital, San Marino and the hinterland”.
Hotel Promotion lines up some of the main trade fair and conference events this month, “which will bring tens of thousands of out-of-season tourist presences”: the European Gymnastics Championships at the Fair, Macfrut, the international handball tournament on the beach, Expodental Meeting, the conference of AMT cardiologists and Scivac veterinarians. And indeed Pentecost. A crescendo up to Riminiwellness. “A month of May that promises to be very good – smiles Marina Lappi, hotelier –, thanks also to the driving force of important trade fair and conference events. Pentecost is also doing well, with good movement of Germans even if, being linked to Easter, they ‘fall’ ahead of last year. Benissimo RiminiWellness from May 30th to June 2nd, with exhibitors and fitters already arriving en masse in Rimini from the 26th-27th of the month”. When last year attendance was practically ‘zeroed out’ by the flood disaster in May, with a subsequent wave of cancellations and holiday cancellations until late June. “There are also many foreigners these days – adds Lappi –, in Rimini partly for the European Gymnastics Championships, but not only: many Czech, Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Hungarian tourists, who often book at the last minute”. “A good start to the year from February onwards – echoes Domenico ‘Mimmo’ Cimino, Cimino Hotels –. We managed to keep all our seven hotels in Rimini open in the low season, which is very positive. Good bookings for Pentecost, a lot will depend on the weather, which so far isn’t helping us.”
Mario Gradara
