Assomarinas disagrees with Altagamma on possible tourism programming

Roberto Perocchio, president of Assomarinas – the Italian tourist ports association belonging to Federturismo Confindustria and Confindustria Nautica – sends the following statement to the press following the recent declarations of the vice-president of Altagamma for the nautical sector, Giovanna Vitelli, who considers the Croatian model of the Aci marinas a reference example for tourist port planning (la Vitelli's statement was reported yesterday by the newspaper Trend, and suggests assimilate, in VAT rates, nautical rentals and charters should be brought into line with the hotel and tourism sector; the procedures and regulations for the Italian flag should be aligned with those of other international registries, in order to increase its attractiveness; bureaucratic procedures relating, for example, to checks on recreational boaters or enrollment for pleasure craft should be simplified; and finally, the Committee emphasizes the importance of promotion, citing neighboring countries such as Croatia and the ACI Marina company as virtuous examples.).

"The Croatian model represents a state planning model," Perocchio emphasizes, "dating back to the communist era and now incompatible with the Italian free-market tourism system. Furthermore, the coastal planning of nautical infrastructure is entrusted to the Regions, which have already developed or are completing the relevant planning for tens of thousands of berths."