The seaside resort of Jesolo sends an open letter to Austria’s President Alexander van der Bellen.
The northern Italian Adriatic seaside resorts fear for the summer season and woo Austrian tourists. The Mayor of Riccione, Renata Tosi, has put pressure on the Italian government to allow Austrians to travel to Italy.
“The Schengen Agreement must apply again in Europe. We cannot wait another month. Tourism in Italy has to start again,” said Tosi. Riccione is ready to receive guests from Austria and Germany. Many foreigners have already contacted the hotels in Riccione to book their summer vacation or to find out about developments in the coming weeks.
This weekend, the bathing establishments opened in the Adriatic seaside resort of Grado, which is popular with Austrian holidaymakers. “We welcomed the first swimmers, but it is mainly people from our Friuli Venezia Giulia region who have an apartment here or want to spend a day on the beach. It is important to open the borders to Austria, from which the majority of our guests come, “said Grado’s Mayor Dario Raugna, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.
“I receive emails from Austrian tourists every day who want to stay with us. It is clear to them that the number of infections in Friuli Venezia Giulia is very low,” the mayor said. Bibione near Venice also hopes that Austrian vacationers will return soon. Protective measures have been taken on the beaches, the bathing establishments guarantee that prices will remain the same as last year.
Letter from Jesolo to Van der Bellen
The seaside resort of Jesolo sent an open letter to Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen on Saturday. “We are ready to welcome Austrian tourists again. The relationship between Austria and Italy is much more than just geographical proximity,” the letter said.
“Dear Mr. President, we would like to show you how we are preparing to receive Austrian guests again,” said Alberto Maschio, President of the Hotel Association of Jesolo, and Luigi Pasqualinotto, Head of the Tourist Association Jesolo Venice, in the letter. In it, Maschio and Pasqualinotto expressed the hope that a solution would soon be found in the dispute over tourist EU corridors, against which Italy is strongly opposed. “Common European rules must apply,” says the letter.
Italy is now taking further steps towards normalization. Water and amusement parks open on Monday. Swimming pools and sports centers can also start again. The Italians are hoping for more freedom of travel within the Italian borders from June 3 From this date, foreigners can also travel to Italy again without undergoing a two-week quarantine.
(APA)
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