Post by mdkabila on Mar 12, 2024 22:53:54 GMT -5
A success? A failure? There are many opinions online about Expo 2015 . Leaving aside considerations relating to the effectiveness of the exhibition on the theme of food, we have collected the most salient data on what Expo has meant for Italian Tourism and Hospitality. Until June, many hoteliers were skeptical about the real impact of the event on tourism, yet the results were overall positive , both in terms of participation and the impact on Lombardy tourism in general.
Surprise ending for Milan hotels Entrances, according to TTG Italia , were 21.5 million (20 million were expected) and spending was 2.3 billion euros (between travel, accommodation, internal and external expenses, entrance). Of the many tourists who arrived in Italy to visit the Expo, Milan above Denmark Phone Number all benefited. The " repercussions on tourism " were " impressive, with peak increases in tourist arrivals of 35 percent and hotel occupancy rates in Milan of 89 percent ." Lombard entrepreneurs were so satisfied with the numbers of the last few months that 81% would have been in favor of an extension of the fair , as reported by Event Report .
The survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of Monza and Brianza shows that, for over 42% of those interviewed, the Expo had greater effects than expected . If we had to assign a vote to Expo, for 36% it would have been 8. Most of the travelers were expected in July and August, but the last months, September and October, exceeded all expectations . Kilometer-long queues with waiting times of 6 hours to enter the most popular pavilions, trains always full, hotels with average prices above €200 per night. Between May and September the city recorded 3.8 million overnight stays in Milan , of which 50% were foreigners. Hotel occupancy in September 2014 was 74%, while this year it reached 89%.
Surprise ending for Milan hotels Entrances, according to TTG Italia , were 21.5 million (20 million were expected) and spending was 2.3 billion euros (between travel, accommodation, internal and external expenses, entrance). Of the many tourists who arrived in Italy to visit the Expo, Milan above Denmark Phone Number all benefited. The " repercussions on tourism " were " impressive, with peak increases in tourist arrivals of 35 percent and hotel occupancy rates in Milan of 89 percent ." Lombard entrepreneurs were so satisfied with the numbers of the last few months that 81% would have been in favor of an extension of the fair , as reported by Event Report .
The survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of Monza and Brianza shows that, for over 42% of those interviewed, the Expo had greater effects than expected . If we had to assign a vote to Expo, for 36% it would have been 8. Most of the travelers were expected in July and August, but the last months, September and October, exceeded all expectations . Kilometer-long queues with waiting times of 6 hours to enter the most popular pavilions, trains always full, hotels with average prices above €200 per night. Between May and September the city recorded 3.8 million overnight stays in Milan , of which 50% were foreigners. Hotel occupancy in September 2014 was 74%, while this year it reached 89%.