MODELLING POTENTIAL TIMEFRAMES FOR A RETURN TO NORMAL NUMBERS IN ITALY Articolo di Michele Collavite Italy has been a staple tourism destination since the late 1700s, mainly due to the upper class tradition of taking a “Grand Tour” of Europe upon coming to age. Since then, it has quickly developed to be accessible to the masses, becoming the 5th most popular location in the world in 2019 according to the UNWTO. It is home to 55 world heritage sites, the most found in any country, and contains the world’s most popular tourism location: Venice, which alone accounts for 20 to 30 million yearly visitors. Due to its popularity, Italy’s tourism industry has become extremely noteworthy for its economy, 10-12% of its GDP to be exact (as of 2018). This has caused Italy to be put into an even more vulnerable position due to the latest catastrophe to have hit the world: Coronavirus disease 2019 (from now on referred to as COVID). COVID has hit the fast and furious, causing a never-before-seen set of responses and consequences. Now being defined as a pandemic, COVID is an infectious disease belonging to the Coronavirus family that causes respiratory problems, fever and tiredness….
PASSIONE IN MOVIMENTO: COME IL TURISMO SPORTIVO EMERGE NELLE ROTTE DEL VIAGGIARE.
A cura di Paolo Casetti - Il turismo sportivo è cresciuto da nicchia a pilastro dell'industria globale dei viaggi. In Italia genera oltre 9 miliardi di euro annui, con turisti…
