Italy: Shopping Tourism could exceed 2 million tourists next year
04-12-22
The research and consulting company “Risposte Turismo” has revealed that in Bologna shopping Tourism – The Italian Forum is back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
As a result, shopping tourists in Italy could exceed two million in 2023, marking a higher level than the 2019 results, SchengenVisainfo.com reports.
In this regard, the President of Risposte Turismo Francesco di Cesare said that if the threshold of two million shopping tourists is exceeded, it would be a result that reconfirms the existence of a significant part of the tourist demand. He also added that the main reason for vacations in Italy is shopping.
Commenting on this decision, the President of Confcommercio Imprese for Italy, Carlo Sangalli, emphasized that since 2016 the data from the Shopping Tourism Italian Monitor have turned the spotlight on the very significant economic and social role of those two million annual shopping tourists in Italy reached in 2019.