The second season of award-winning HBO
dark comedy White Lotus, set in Taormina in Sicily, boosted
flights from the US to Italy by 205%, Tourism Minister Daniela
Santanchè said Thursday.
Flights from Germany rose by even more, 265%, in the wake of the
mini-series screening from October to December 2022, she said.
Further, Santanchè said, "the season generated an economic
impact of 32 million euros, helping create 1,500 jobs and the
production involved 700 Italian firms, bringing a contribution
of 38 million euros to national GDP".
Santanchè said that cinema and TV films were "a powerful means
of promoting the beauty and excellence of our nation in an
international context".
She said movie-linked tourism brought an economic benefit of
around 600 million euros to the areas where the films were shot.
The White Lotus, whose first season was set in Hawaii, the
second in the Sicilian jewel, and the third to be set in
Thailand, highlights the foibles and disasters of spoiled
jet-setters and the hard-pressed staff that cater to them in a
fictional hotel chain.
photo: show creator Mike White, star Jennifer Coolidge
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