Good results for Italian Tourism in despite of economic crisis

Reports of tourist structures and tour operators for the 2009 summer season in the end show that Italian tourism has hold up well the effects of the global economic crisis. In spite of the collapse of incoming flows from overseas countries, mainly the U.S. and Japan,in Europe, italy has established itself as the selected destination for many tourists such as Germans, Austrians, French and Spanish with a significant decline regarding only the United Kingdom.
But if Italy can be satisfied with respect to the catastrophic initial estimate it's only thanks to Italian tourists, who have decided to remain in the Beautiful Country boycotting foreign destinations and limiting the damages related to the absence of large part of overseas tourism.
By surprise, the less "popular" regions such as Sicily and Apulia result the most favourite destinations to the detriment of the great tourist centers of northern Italy.
Good results also for Tuscany, famous for its landscape and its excellent wine production. Travelling in Tuscany making touring trips in contact with nature seems one of the most appreciated desires for the holidays of this year.

Ima group: booming sales

Ima group, a company active in the production of automatic machines for the pharmaceutical and tea industries, closed 2008 with a turnover of 547.2 million euros, an increase of 20.4% compared with 454.5 million of the previous year. In growth also the net result rose for the period to 40.3 million against 39.7 million reported in 2007. The profit (EBIT) rose in 2008 to 71.9 million, while the gross operating profit (EBITDA) reached to 87.7 million, rising as regards 79.8 million in 2007. For the year 2009 the group Ima estimated revenues to around 565 million euros and a gross operating margin to around 91 million euros.

Wood techologies arrive in Iran market

Tuscany technologies for wood manufacturing will soon be present in Iran. According to surveys conducted in industries specialized in production of tools and woodworking, Iran is, at this stage of development of foreign markets, the area that offers greater reliability and better prospects for future increases in exports for the sector. A project of the consortium Tuscany Woodworking Technologies, which provides an investment amounting to 74,000 euros. A seminar, organized by the consortium of TWT, will be held in Teheran in the first half of 2009. The aim is to present Tuscany technologies of the sector and, consequently, carry out an actual penetration of the market to establish contacts for the increase in the volume of business and sales abroad by Tuscany companies.