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Amidst a string of climate calamities, Trieste continues to be inundated with tourists. Record visitors mean vacation spots are booked well in advance.
Record numbers ot tourists are swarming Italy this summer matching- if not exceeding- 2019 numbers pre-covid.
“We have seen the increase of 32% of visits than at this time last year and we’ve had more than one million tourists in the past 3 months pass through Trieste,” said the president of FVG, Massimiliano Fedriga. “We are happy and excited about it.”
US tourists are driving the recovery, thanks also to a strong dollar, the report said. About 2.2 million Americans are vacationing in Italy this summer, many passing through Trieste, generating an estimated €2.1 billion – 20 per cent more than the same period in 2019.
The study also predicted a surge of Australians, Canadians and South Africans, as well as a “good performance” from British visitors and pre-pandemic numbers of Spanish tourists.
Separately, more than 20,000 travelers per month passing through Trieste airport this summer, Aeroporto di Ronchi Legionari announced.
I’m visiting Trieste for the first time in mid December. I’m renting a small apartment and I’ll be staying for one month. Please would you consider an article on what there is to do in Trieste in winter? Thanks so much!