Winter Olympics: Which Europeans are splurging the most on tickets?

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Winter Olympics: Which Europeans are splurging the most on tickets?  Northern Italy is gearing up for a massive tourism surge in February, when the Winter Olympics kick off in Milan and Cortina.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/03/winter-olympics-which-europeans-are-splurging-the-most-on-tickets  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The Winter Olympics are fewer than 100 days away where are most foreign visitors expected to come

00:06from. Northern Italy is gearing up for a massive tourism surge in February when the Winter Olympics

00:17kick off in Milan and Cortina. Foreign air arrivals are expected to soar by 160% compared

00:25to the same period in 2025. The biggest year-on-year growth will come from the Netherlands, followed

00:31by Canada, Germany, the US, Finland, France and the United Kingdom. Among Italian airports,

00:38Milan Linate is set to handle the largest passenger flows, with arrivals up by more than 450%,

00:46followed by Milan Malpensa, Verona and Bergamo. Closer to Cortina, Venice and Treviso airports

00:52will also see steep climbs of 75 and 40% respectively. The event seems particularly popular with Americans

01:01who have so far spent the most on tickets among international visitors, 35% of foreign sales.

01:10Germans and Canadians are also expected to show up in large numbers, along with a notable share

01:17of Swiss, Brits and French winter sports fans. When it comes to individual spending, however,

01:24Australians top the list with an average outlay of 2,600 euros.

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