Winter tourism down 3% says poll

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 12 - Tourism flows during the winter season are expected to decrease with an estimated 26.7 million arrivals and 78 million bookings, down respectively by 1. 3% and 2.8% compared to the same period last year, according to a survey carried out by Demoskopika which ANSA publishes in advance.
    Tourism flows, compared to 2019, would be stable in terms of arrivals (-0.6%) and up in terms of bookings (+5.1%), the polling agency has estimated.
    Expenditure could reach 20.5 billion euros, down 4.4% from the previous winter, mainly due to a decrease in the number of foreign tourists taking their winter break in Italy, with an expected 11 million of arrivals (-3.6%) and 37 million night stays (-5.2%), according to Demoskopika. (ANSA).