Inflation in tourism sector up 4.6% in August says survey

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 18 - Inflation in the tourism sector in August rose by 1% on a monthly basis and 4.6% on an annual basis from 4.1% the previous month, a Demoskopika survey said Wednesday.
    The average inflation rate went up for holiday packages (from 19.5% to 23.2%), as well as hotels and restaurants (from 4.3% to 4.4%).
    The tendential growth of transport services went from -2.2% to +0.4%, the survey found.
    Recreational and cultural services remained stable at 3.8%.
    Overall, a more significant price hike was registered in transport services, up 7.8% on July, in particular in maritime transport (+33.8%) and air travel (+16.3%) said Demoskopika.
    (ANSA).