Sicily is going to attract tourists: it will pay for half the ticket, a night at the hotel, tickets to museums

Generous bonuses for tourists are offered on the island of Sicily (Italy) after the cancellation of quarantine.

Guests will be offered a promotion, thanks to which it will be possible to pay half of the air ticket, and get a night at the hotel and tickets to museums as a gift.

The action kicks off on May 4, when the tough quarantine phase ends, but foreign visitors will not be allowed in yet.

The essence of the action - out of three nights of stay, the tourist will receive one paid, as a bonus there will be tickets to museums and archaeological sites. To finance this scheme, the government planned 50 million. Euro.

Italy receives 13% of its GDP from tourism and is keen to re-enter as soon as possible. In March-April, according to preliminary estimates, losses from the absence of tourists amounted to 1 billion. Euro.

The rest of Italy is fighting for the resumption of tourist traffic and ensuring its safety, plans for “security screens” on the beaches were voiced – which, however, the local media called “chickens”.

At an online conference on April 27, EU tourism ministers stressed the need for a joint policy to revive tourism. In Europe, summer holidays have been cancelled.

Source: tourprom