8.5 million tourists visited FVG region until mid-September

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 11 - Tourist arrivals in the Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia region totaled over 8.5 million (+6%) from January to mid-September, representing a +4.9% increase over 2019. According to FVG president Massimiliano Fedriga, the region's goal is to attract 10 million visitors by 2023. Among the noteworthy statistics are the increases in tourists from Ireland (+62.1%), owing in part to the new Trieste-Dublin flight, and from the United States (+29.3%). The FVG also recorded nearly 2.3 million visitors from Austria and Germany.
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