Italy Gains Tourism Surge from Ryder Cup
03-10-23
The Ryder Cup is giving tourism in Rome a big boost, Italian government officials said on Saturday, with the region around the host capital ranking first in the country for numbers of online bookings.
The event being staged in Italy for the first time, at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, has lured thousands of fans from the United States and Europe to see the two teams battle it out over three days.
Tourism ministry data show that as of Sept. 25 some 58% of rooms available through online channels had been booked in Rome’s central Lazio region, more than in any other region of Italy and well above a national monthly average of 45.5%.