Crowds are packing the Colosseum, the Louvre, the Acropolis and other major attractions as tourism exceeds 2019 records in some of Europe’s most popular destinations. The upswing this summer is led largely by Americans, who are lifted by a strong dollar.
The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature has overriden a number of Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes and agreed to a plan to extend emergency hotel housing for the most vulnerable of the homeless population.
The return of mass tourism is a boon to hotels and restaurants, which suffered under COVID-19 restrictions. But there is a downside, too, as“The pandemic should have taught us a lesson,” said Alessandra Priante, director of the regional department for Europe at the U.N. World Tourism Organization. Despite predictable pockets of overtourism, travel to and within Europe overall is still down 10% from 2019, according to the World Tourism Organization. That is partly due to fewer people visiting countries close to theIn addition, Chinese visitors have not fully returned, with flights from China and other Asia-Pacific countries down 45% from 2019, according to travel data company ForwardKeys.
Costs are growing as flights from the U.S. to Europe are up 2% from 2019 levels, according to ForwardKeys. “Then there is the rest of Italy that lives from Italian and European tourism, and at the moment, it is still under 2019 levels,” Federalberghi president Bernabo Bocca said.discouraged German arrivals, while Italians “are less prone to spending this year,” he said.
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