Like every year, the time has come to start evaluating which tourist destination, national or international, could be the best for your summer holidays.
As regards Italian hospitality , the start of 2017 has been positive and encouraging, recording a 9% growth in the sector and a progressive interest from investors.
According to the latest survey conducted by World Capital 's internal Research Department , the volume of investments in the sector stands at approximately 1,142 million euros, translating into a 28 % growth compared to the previous year.
Another interesting fact that emerged from the World Capital analysis, and which is worth highlighting, is the increase in demand for international tourism , which is expected to be around +4% compared to 2016, when approximately 46 million foreign tourists were registered.
In conjunction with the growth of the Italian hospitality sector, in recent years we have witnessed a progressive development with startup di home sharing, which focuses on simplicity and innovation, they try to satisfy the primary need of tourists to save time and feel more free. About the 40 % of the travelersIn fact, fails a fulfill il check-inwithin the predefined time slot, as many as two out of five Italians. In this regard, Firenze is born “Keesy”, the world's first fully automated check-in and check-out 2.0 service, used by home-sharing startups. Keesy points are always open and offer a variety of services, from collecting guest information to collecting the tourist tax. This startup has had a significant impact on the home-sharing market, whose volume had already quadrupled after the Expo event in Milano. Not by chance, today theItaly is confirmed on third country in the world in terms of turnover after France and the United States.
However, the Italian hospitality sector continues to respond well to market stimuli, both due to the availability of increasingly modern and well-equipped hotel facilities and to government incentives . In this regard, an amendment to the so-called Mini-Budget was approved in recent weeks, reshaping the Tax Credit to support hotel businesses by eliminating the maximum spending limit for the purchase of furniture and furnishings.
"In recent months, in addition to significant growth in the sector, Italian hospitality has been characterized by increasingly sustainable tourism , attentive to the environment and local culture, " says Neda Aghabegloo , Head of World Capital's Research Department. " This responsible tourism is capable not only of preventing depopulation , but above all of safeguarding the beauty and landscape of tourist destinations ."
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