Russians became spenders of the year in Rome
Russian tourists in 2017 became the most wasteful tourists in Rome. This information was provided by Maria Cristina Selloni, head of the tourism department of the capital. Italy.
According to her, in 2017, tourists from Russia were the leaders in the number of bookings of expensive hotels in Rome, and spending is growing exponentially. This is despite the fact that in terms of tourist flow to Rome, Russia is inferior to other countries.
In 2017, more than 35 million tourists visited Rome, 700 thousand of them Russians, this is the fifth place in the total structure of the tourist flow. Most often, Americans come - 4.3 million people, second place among tourists from Germany and Britain (1.9 million people), third place among the French and Spanish (1.7 million people each), fourth place - the Japanese (1 million people).
Maria Cristina Selloni: For us it is important not only the arrival of a tourist in the city, but also how much he spends. Well, the Russians are fine with that. They mainly book 4 and 5* hotels and often dine in fashionable restaurants.”