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The Week Trending - Sicily Tries To Entice Tourists By Offering To Help Cover Cost Of Trips

Holidays around the world are being cancelled and postponed due to COVID-19, but Sicily is gearing u...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:07 PM - 1 May 2020



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Week Trending - Sicily Tries To Entice Tourists By Offering To Help Cover Cost Of Trips

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:07 PM - 1 May 2020

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Holidays around the world are being cancelled and postponed due to COVID-19, but Sicily is gearing up to welcome visitors later this year with a very tempting offer.

The island, which has lost around €1 billion in tourism-related revenue since Italy went into lockdown in March, will now cover half the cost of visitors' flights and a third of their hotel expenses, as well as offering free tickets to museums and archaeological sites.

But will it be enough of an incentive to book a holiday, or will many people still be nervous about travelling?

Aoife Barry and Donal O'Donoghue joined us for The Week Trending to discuss this and more of the stories making the news this week.

Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.


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