Aug. 22 – Rimini and the Russians have a well documented summer love relationship in the tourism flows to the Romagna city. Russian presence increased by 12.7% this year compared to 2012, as flows through the Federico Fellini airport show. The German tourists are also working their way to Rimini, with an increased flow of 34.9%. Mayor Andrea Gnassi claims, “I will never grow tired of repeating that the airport holds an essential role for our city’s development. From July to October, the airport registers 15.000 transiting passengers each weekend, with 90 flights on schedule towards 9 countries and 25 cities.”
