the Capital is the preferred destination
Rome. In reality it was a known thing, but this year there was yet another confirmation with the avalanche of tourists who have begun to crowd the streets of the Historic Center of the Capital. Rome is everyone’s favorite destination for the Christmas holidays. And, as anticipated, to have a clear confirmation, just take a stroll through the streets of Center already these days, at any time. Or, there is another proof, even more concrete, scientific, measurable: go to the website where you buy tickets to visit the Colosseum and try to buy one for the next results. Do you know what the result of your attempt will be? No entry available starting right from December 24 next, and until the first days of January. Which translated means: more than 10 days sold out. Or rather, as millennials like to say: sold out! Just as, moreover, it happened yesterday for the Immaculate Conception. Of course, it must be admitted, good news for the city, which will take advantage of the opportunity to raise cash, as well as the traders who have been waiting for this very period of the year to let their coffers breathe a bit.
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Rome Sold Out for Christmas and New Years
The Rome of all time is back, with foreigners everywhere, wrapped up Romans – thick scarves around their necks – strolling, and the forces of order present in the most crowded streets to ensure safety and stem the illegal phenomenon. In fact, just yesterday we talked about the umpteenth case, right near the Colosseum, of illegal and violent centurions who harass tourists, even going so far as to extort money. Well, Christmas and New Year’s Sold out in Romebut not only at the Colosseum, because even the hotels and holiday homes have been snapped up: there are thousands and thousands of visitors a day. Joseph Roscioli, president of Federalberghi Rome, declared: “We are at 80% of the hotels booked for this long weekend on 8 December and we expect them to be sold out by the end of the year as well. In fact, the percentage could increase, calculating that young people also book last minute”.
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In short, the direction taken would seem to be the right one: for the upcoming Christmas holidays, as we have seen, and in view of New Year’s Eve, hotels in Rome are almost sold out, and there are very few left who still have something available in a strategic. Of course, it must be said: he has not yet returned to full capacity, i.e. at pre-Covid levels, but in the meantime, as he continues to declare Joseph Roscioli: ”We are at 80% of the hotels booked for this long weekend on 8 December and we expect them to go towards sold out by the end of the year as well. In fact, the percentage could increase, calculating that young people also book last minute”.