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The primacy of Trapani – The National Union of Consumers has prepared the Istat inflation data for August, preparing the ranking of the cities and regions that have registered the lowest annual increases in terms of accommodation and restaurant services, distinguishing accommodation from restaurant services. Venice, the tourist city par excellence, ranks second in the national ranking that places Trapani in first place, with an annual decrease of 29.8%, or almost a third. In third place Grosseto, -14.8%, then Lucca, -13.9% and in fifth place Rimini, -10.3%. On a national average, prices fall in trend by 2.1%.
Sign of less tourist influx – It is clear that this record deflation is the sign of the crisis and the lower tourist influx of Italians and foreigners registered this summer due to the emergence of the Covid. To the collapse of demand, hoteliers reacted as they could and should, that is, by lowering prices. , to try to contain the losses ”, explains Massimiliano Dona, president of the National Union of Consumers.
“It is not enough to reactivate the sector” – “A drop in prices that consumers benefited from, saving on the cost of vacations. Unfortunately, we fear that neither the drop in prices nor the decidedly underutilized vacation voucher was enough to revive the sector. Given the dramatic situation, a great impact was needed. That is why we proposed to the government to eliminate VAT for 3 months for the entire tourism sector, so that the discount made by hoteliers is added to the one paid by the state, making vacations more attractive, “he added.
Parma, opposite trend – On the other side of the ranking, the largest annual increases for Parma (+ 11.4%), Cosenza (11.1%) and Cuneo (+ 8.4%). “Between the city that has the most deflation and the one with the highest price increases, that is, between Trapani and Parma – explains Dona – there are more than 40 percentage points of difference (41.2), a sign that the reaction of hoteliers It was very different depending on the city and, above all, on the tourist flows, obviously very diversified. Some localities have suffered more from the reduction of foreign tourists. Not surprisingly, the most deflated regions are Tuscany, in first place with a drop in hotel prices by 6.7%, then Veneto (-6.5%) and Liguria (-6.3%) in third place . On the other hand, prices rose in Trentino Alto Adige, with a record rise of 5.3% and in Campania, + 4.1% “.
And the restaurants? – However, according to the association’s analysis, restaurants have slightly increased their prices. On the national average, in fact, in August they increased by 2.1% annually and there are no such obvious disparities in the national territory. Only 3 cities have reduced their prices imperceptibly: Livorno (-0.2%), La Spezia (-0.1%) and Bergamo (-0.1%). The largest increases for Trapani (+ 4.6%), Grosseto (+ 4.2%) and Pordenone (+ 3.9%). as for the stable regions, prices only in the Aosta Valley. The largest increases in Friuli-Venezia Giulia (+ 2.7%) and Trentino (+ 2.1%). (
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