Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

===Luxury tourism===
[[File:Porto Cervo1.jpg|thumb|[[Porto Cervo]], [[Costa Smeralda]], [[Sardinia]], in summer]]
[[File:Franchetti.JPG|thumb|[[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Veneto]], in winter]]
Luxury tourism in Italy is highly developed, corresponding to €25 billion (in particular €2 billion for catering and €14 billion for visits, excursions and shopping), a figure that increases, also considering the related activities and the indirect expenses of luxury tourists, to €60 billion, which corresponds to 3% of Italy's GDP.<ref name="altagamma">{{cite web|url=https://altagamma.it/media/source/CS%20Giornata%20Altagamma%20Turismo_2505_FINALdocx.pdf|title=Turismo di Alta Gamma. Leva strategica per l'Italia|access-date=3 July 2022|language=it}}</ref>

The companies operating in the luxury tourism sector in Italy are 1% of the accommodation businesses present in the country, corresponding to approximately 3% of the nights spent in Italian accommodation facilities, but generate 25% of the total expenditure of tourists who choose Italy as their destination, and 15% of the total turnover of accommodation facilities.<ref name="altagamma"/> These data can be explained by considering some characteristics of luxury tourism where these tourists who travel to Italy spend nine times more than the average, and the most expensive hotels employ twice as many employees as an average quality hotel.<ref name="altagamma"/>

Regarding luxury tourism, Italy ranks 1st in the world for artistic-cultural tourism and food and wine tourism, 2nd place for mountain tourism and tourism in large cities and 4th place for seaside tourism.<ref name="altagamma"/> As for the most popular destinations for luxury tourists in Italy, in mountain tourism are the [[Dolomites]], especially [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] and [[Madonna di Campiglio]], [[Trentino-Alto Adige]], especially [[Selva di Val Gardena]], and [[Aosta Valley]], in particular [[Courmayeur]], for lake tourism [[Lake Como]] and [[Lake Garda]], in particular [[Gardone Riviera]], while for seaside tourism the [[Cinque Terre]] and [[Portofino]], the [[Amalfi Coast]], in particular [[Amalfi]], [[Ravello]] and [[Positano]], the island of [[Capri]], the [[Costa Smeralda]] (especially [[Porto Cervo]]), [[Porto Ercole]], [[Forte dei Marmi]], [[Santa Margherita Ligure]] and [[Taormina]].<ref name="immobilisantandrea">{{cite web|url=https://www.immobilisantandrea.it/news/turismo-di-lusso-in-europa-grandi-potenzialit-e-pochi-investimenti#par3|title=Turismo di lusso in Europa: grandi potenzialità e pochi investimenti|access-date=3 July 2022|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://siviaggia.it/notizie/foto/localita-piu-chic-italia/3006/|title=La classifica delle mete più costose d'Italia|access-date=3 July 2022|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visititaly.eu/it/luoghi-e-itinerari/mete-di-lusso-in-italia-10-luoghi-da-non-perdere|title=Mete di lusso in Italia: 10 idee da non perdere|access-date=3 July 2022|language=it}}</ref> As for the Italian cities, the most visited by luxury tourists are [[Venice]], [[Milan]], [[Florence]] and [[Rome]].<ref name="immobilisantandrea"/>

In particular, [[Costa Smeralda]] is the most expensive location in Europe. House prices reach up to €300,000 ($392,200) per square metre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.engelvoelkers.com/blog/2013/europes-most-expensive-addresses-romazzino-bay-on-sardinia-leads-current-ranking/ |title=Europe's most expensive addresses: Romazzino Bay on Sardinia |publisher=Engel & Völkers Group |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=30 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711202855/https://www.engelvoelkers.com/blog/2013/europes-most-expensive-addresses-romazzino-bay-on-sardinia-leads-current-ranking/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.idealista.it/news/immobiliare/residenziale/2013/05/16/78591-e-in-costa-smeralda-la-localita-residenziale-piu-cara-deuropa| title = È in Costa Smeralda la località residenziale più cara d'Europa|access-date=3 July 2022|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/europe-residential-news/sardinia-monaco-most-expensive-addresses-in-europe-6762.php|title=Where is the Most Expensive Address in Europe?|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> Development of the Costa Smeralda started in 1961 and was financed by a consortium of companies led by Prince [[Aga Khan IV|Karim Aga Khan]]. Spiaggia del Principe, one of the beaches along the Costa Smeralda, was named after this [[Isma'ilism|Ishmaelite]] prince.<ref name="CharmingSardinia">{{cite web | url=http://www.charmingsardinia.com/booksardegna/SARDINIA-Olbia-Costa%20Smeralda-Badesi.pdf | format=web | title=Guide to Olbia, Costa Smeralda, Badesi | publisher=CharmingSardinia.com | date=January 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711062529/http://www.charmingsardinia.com/booksardegna/SARDINIA-Olbia-Costa%20Smeralda-Badesi.pdf | archive-date=11 July 2009}}</ref>