ROME, JULY 1 – Bad weather ruins the early summer celebrations on Italian beaches with generalized drops in attendance in June compared to last year, with the exception of Molise which alone scores an excellent +10%. This emerges from the estimates of the Sib – Italian Beach Resort Union which also highlights that, also in this case as in other sectors of tourism, the real lifeline is represented by foreigners. “The beach resorts in all regions – says Antonio Capacchione, president of the Union adhering to Fipe Confcommercio – are recording a double-digit decrease in attendance on our coasts compared to the same period last year – Capacchione specified, with very heavy losses in Liguria and Lazio. Those locations that are the destination of foreign tourism have suffered less, while Italian vacationers have deserted our beaches, mainly due to the adverse weather conditions. We are optimistic because the bookings for July and August give us hope”. These are the presences on the beaches, compared to the same period in 2023, according to a survey conducted on a sample of Italian beach businesses: Abruzzo-20%, Basilicata -10%, Calabria-15%, Campania -30%, Emilia Romagna -25%, Friuli Venezia Giulia -30%, Lazio -50%, Liguria -60%, Marche unchanged, Molise + 10%, Puglia -20%, Sardinia -15%, Sicily unchanged, Tuscany -15%, Veneto -15%. (ANSA).
