Record 60 mn foreign tourists in 2017 (3)

(ANSA) - Rome, March 1 - A record 60 million foreign tourists visited Italy last year, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said Thursday. According to ISTAT data, he said, arrivals in Italian tourist facilities rose by 5. 5 million (4.5%) to a new record high of 122.3 million.
    The rise was 60% due to foreign tourism which registered 2,964,951 arrivals more, up 5.2%, according to the national statistics agency.
    Foreign tourists' spending was also up to a total of 37 billion euros, according to the Bank of Italy, a "sign that current policies are working," Franceschini said.