Washington – In 2016 US tourists spending quote in Italy amounted to 13% of the total. Italy features many attractions for US tourists: first of all, culture, which for them is the first factor in the choice of travel destinations. In the high-volume spending countries, USA rakns high on the Italian market (4.7 billion euros in 2016), with an average of 1.166 euros per capita purchases and 135 euros per night. Housing is the first item of expenditure (2.0 billion euros), followed by bars and restaurants (1.1), shopping (0.8) and transport (0.4). By type of accommodation, the hotel is the most popular solution for Americans, with an incidence of 69.1% of total spending on this item. This is what emerges from an analysis of the Confindustria Studies Center. (9colonne)