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In the 2011 European crocieristica industry it has exceeded the six threshold for the first time million passengers
Manfredi Lefebvre d' Ovid: the field holds and will continue to grow
March 13, 2012
The European crocieristica industry is in constant increase and last year it has exceeded for the first time the six threshold million passengers, with an increment of 9% regarding about the 5,5 million one passengers of 2010. This week to Miami has announced the European Cruise Council (ETC) in occasion of the fair Cruise Shipping Miami in development.
The United Kingdom is leader of this market with a total of 1,7 million British crocieristi, with an increase of 5% on 2010. It follows Germany with almost 1,4 million passengers and an elevated rate of growth (+14%) on 2010. Italy is to the third party place with about 900 thousand fleeting, light advanced number to that of the year precedence. Therefore it follows Spain with 700 thousand fleeting (+9%). The ETC has evidenced important increase (+33%) of passengers of Switzerland.
"To record an increase of 9% in spite of the economic crisis - it has observed the general secretary of the European Cruise Council, Tim Marking - it represents I pay to the hard job of all the crocieristiche companies our associates and of those which they work within and for the European industry of the cruises. Last year more than six million than Europeans they have decided to cruise because they recognize that the European crocieristico field offers quality, innovation, value and a range wide of choice".
"The crocieristica activity - it has emphasized the president of the ETC, Manfredi Lefebvre d' Ovid - is helping Europe to stand one's ground of tourist destination number one to the world and is helping the economy of Europe to resume itself. Moreover it supplies job to the European ship yards and the producers of equipments for the marine field, occupation in the ports, the coastal communities and wider regions and altogether remarkable economic benefits". Referring to the impact on the section of the cruises of the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia happened last January to Isola del Giglio, the president of the European crocieristica association has found that "if the potential implications of the Concord and the persistent embrittlement of the economy in Europe offer new challenges sure", ETC has confidence "that the field will show held and continue to grow in Europe".
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The European crocieristica industry is in constant increase and last year it has exceeded for the first time the six threshold million passengers, with an increment of 9% regarding about the 5,5 million one passengers of 2010. This week to Miami has announced the European Cruise Council (ETC) in occasion of the fair Cruise Shipping Miami in development.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
