Gianni Chessa used the foil two days ago but the jab was felt. "There is the" expensive transport "but in Sardinia there is also a" dear holidays ": we must stop plucking the tourist". By return of post the reply of the "pluckers".
Hoteliers, restaurateurs and retailers reply: «The prices for holidays on the island are in line with the rest of Italy and Europe. Here the problem is transport and "ghost" services ».
"Prices equal to 2020"
«The commissioner is out of time. I guarantee that the vast majority of the structures associated with Confesercenti have decided not to increase the rates in force already in 2021 and 2020 - underlines Carlo Amaduzzi, regional president of Assohotel - But then just make a comparison using the booking sites to understand that the 'Isola is not among the most expensive destinations. Obviously, you pay for a 5-star hotel here like everywhere else, but the general offer, especially non-hotel accommodation with us, has costs that are in line if not lower than the rest of Italy. Example: in my hotel in the last two years we have increased the cost of the rooms by one euro ».
Having said this, the number one of Assohotel specifies that «the commissioner cannot rebound responsibility: coming to Sardinia is difficult. From London we have not even a daily flight, in the Balearics they have about ten ».
"The market decides"
Nicola Palomba, from the Tourism section of Confindustria : «We are no more expensive than other realities. We have ultra-luxury structures that are our business cards, and thank goodness there are, indeed that market must be supported because it drives everything else. On the "expensive holidays" it is easy to say: there is a market that sets the price. I don't decide how much a room costs, but the supply and demand of the sector which affects, for example, the expensive energy, the staff who are not there and the expensive goods: everything influences the final price of a room. Which today is the same as it was in January or a year ago. Finally, I reiterate a concept: the target of Sardinia is not low, this beautiful land has a medium-high "typical customer" ».
And finally the clarification: « We are thinking of guaranteeing acceptable services, starting with public ones . We have the most awarded beaches in Italy that do not have bathrooms, we are talking about nuraghe and then the sites are fenced with rusty barbed wire, some museums are sad although they keep treasures, the Cagliari amphitheater has been closed for years; tourists complain about this ”.
The transport node
«You pay a lot for a coffee in the square of Porto Cervo or in Piazza San Marco in Venice - reiterates Nando Faedda, regional president of Confcommercio - On the island we have a varied offer that satisfies everyone's needs. It is not the "expensive holidays" that makes the tourist give up on coming to us but the "expensive transport". There are absurd rates that ultimately affect the choice of a destination ».
"Accusation not acceptable"
«To say that there is a“ dear holiday ”without a broad evaluation cannot be accepted - analyzes Emanuele Frongia, president of Fipe Sud Sardegna - Who are our competitors? If they are Greece, Croatia, Split, the north of Spain then it's true, Sardinia is more expensive. But we must also understand the reason and make a thousand evaluations. One above all, the value that is given to spending. I mean, you can go where you pay very little for fresh fish but the safety of the seats is very low or the opposite? In short, various factors affect the choices of tourists ».
(Unioneonline)
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