A record number of Italian tourists stayed in Italy this summer, a survey said Thursday. Between July and August some 23 million Italians opted for a domestic holiday, compared to 17 million in 2020 and 18 million in 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. "This is an unexpected result," said the survey by Cna Turismo e Commercio, which ANSA published an advance copy of.
The Italians were joined by six million foreign tourists, the survey said. This was a lot fewer than the years before the pandemic but a lot more than expected, said Cna Turismo e Commercio. They said the result was due to the positive effects of the Green Pass vaccine passport.
