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Officials describe impact of conflicts in Iran and Middle East on tourism in Italy

(13 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Fiumicino, Italy – 13 March 2026 1. Suitcases and trolleys left on the floor inside Rome airport 2. People waiting at the airport 3. Pan right of the airport departure board showing the cancellation of a flight to Kuwait 4. Various of people walking inside the airport 5. Close of a Jordanian airline banner 6. People inside the airport ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 11 March 2026 7. Close of computer screen showing Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs’ website for Italian tourists abroad 8. Luana De Angelis, Italian Federation of Travel and Tourism Business (FIAVET) vice president, looking at website showing air traffic 9. Close of computer screen showing air traffic in the Iranian and the Gulf region 10. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Luana De Angelis, Italian Federation of Travel and Tourism Business (FIAVET) vice president: “The initial estimate we reported in the media put the annual losses for destinations affected by this conflict at one and a half billion, a figure that could rise to as much as six billion if we were to include, for example, destinations directly linked to the Gulf states – such as Australia, Japan, the Maldives and so on.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 13 March 2026 11. Low angle of Spanish Steps 12. Tourist taking picture 13. Man unloading suitcases from a car 14. Wide of luxury fashion brand storefronts ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 11 March 2026 15. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Luana De Angelis, Italian Federation of Travel and Tourism Business (FIAVET) vice president: “That loss (of incoming tourism from the Gulf states) is a very significant one, particularly in qualitative terms, because we must not forget that Emirati tourists visiting Italy tend to choose direct flights with airlines that, unfortunately, have been among the hardest hit by this crisis. This type of tourist prefers the major Italian cities – Rome, Florence, Milan and Venice – particularly for high-end shopping. And all of this represents a very heavy impact on our inbound tourism economy.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 13 March 2026 16. Various of luxury fashion brand storefronts ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 12 March 2026 17. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Roberto Minardi, Commercial Director of the tour operator company King Holidays: “I must say, January and February got the year off to an exceptional start. We were seeing growth of over 25% at tour operator level in January and February. This March will likely see a decline, and we don’t know to what extent that will offset the growth we’ve had.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Fiumicino, Italy – 13 March 2026 18. Various of plane parked at the airport ASSOCIATED PRESS Rome, Italy – 10 March 2026 19. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Stefano Corbari, president of the Lazio regional branch of FIAVET: “There is another factor to consider: costs. If the price of oil continues to rise, fuel costs will go up. So, in effect, almost all services will become more expensive – flights, bus travel, everything, including food. It is therefore clear that, even for new bookings, we will need to assess what impact (the rise in fuel prices) will have on costs and, consequently, whether this will also affect customers’ bookings for the summer.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Fiumicino, Italy – 13 March 2026 20. Various of plane taking off 21. Various of plane landing STORYLINE: The conflict in Iran and the Gulf countries is having an impact on Italian incoming and outgoing tourism, according to tourist organizations. AP video shot by: Silvia Stellacci Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...