(ANSA) - ROME, NOVEMBER 09 - Still difficulties for Italian snow tourism.
After the 'null' season due to Covid-19 in 2020-2021 and another - last winter - in which it was not possible to return to pre-pandemic levels, now the explosion of energy costs has hit the winter tourist economy.
It emerges from Skipass Panorama Turismo, the Italian observatory of mountain tourism of Jfc, that ANSA publishes a preview, according to which in the winter of 2022/2023 the total turnover will rise to 9 billion and 514 million euros, marking - compared to 2021-22 - an increase of 772 million, with an overall positive change of + 8.8%.
"This assessment of the higher turnover - explains Massimo Feruzzi, sole director of Jfc and head of the Observatory - will unfortunately not affect company margins, as the higher revenues will only serve to cover the higher costs relating to heating, electricity and procurement of food generics, without considering a whole series of additional costs which will also suffer increases (administrative management, personnel, etc.). There will therefore be no useful margins to improve the Ebitda of the companies in the supply chain, which risks a reduction of more than 10 points percentages ".
In detail, according to the calculations of Jfc, the turnover of the hospitality system in its complexity of hotel and extra-hotel accommodation facilities (hotels, villages, B & Bs, residences, huts, farmhouses, holiday homes, rental accommodation, etc.) is 4 billion 351 million.
Turnover for services such as equipment rental, ski instructors, ski passes and various ski lifts, etc., amounted to 4 billion 38 million, that is to say the services connected to the practice of sports disciplines in the snow.
Finally, the additional turnover generated by other services such as catering, trade, recreational and entertainment activities, etc. is equal to 1 billion 125 million euros.
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