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May 15, 2021 "The annus horribilis that we leave behind has produced devastation and despair. Our companies and our collaborators have suffered beyond all measure".
"Tourism is undoubtedly the economic sector that suffers most from the effects of the pandemic and, within it, tourist accommodation and spas are the ones that are paying the highest price. Official data reveal that 2020 has closed. with a loss of 233 million admissions, equivalent to an average decrease of 53.4%, with peaks in some places over 80% ".
This is what Federalberghi president Bernabò Bocca affirmed at the 71st Federalberghi assembly in Rome. And it doesn't end there: according to Bocca, 2021 will be even worse.
"Unfortunately, the new year opened with a further deterioration. In the first four months, the number of tourists in accommodation establishments decreased by 85.6% compared to the corresponding period of 2019, with a decrease of 75.1 % for Italians and 95.9% for foreigners ".
"The winter season has completely skipped, the spring one has not yet started. If there is no change of perspective in the short term, the results of 2021 could be even worse than those of 2020", he stressed.