Tourism generates 3.3 bn a year for mafia - report

  Infiltration of the legal tourism economy generates around 3.3 billion euros a year for Italy's organized-crime syndicates, according to a study by the Demoskopika institute, which ANSA has seen ahead of publication.

The report, based on data from a variety of official and authoritative sources including national statistics agency Istat and the Bank of Italy, said that the Calabria-based 'ndrangheta was the mafia that earns most from tourism, raking in around 1.65 billion euros a year.
It was following by the Camorra in Campania with 950 million and the Sicilian Mafia with 400 million euros.
The report said the regions whose tourism sectors are most exposed to the risk of mafia infiltration were Campania, Lombardy, Lazio, Puglia and Sicily.
"Italian tourism is under attack," said Demoskopika President Raffaele Rio.
"Over 7,000 vulnerable companies risk becoming tempting prey to criminal associations, with the 'ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, Puglia and Basilicata crime syndicates infiltrating the hospitality sectors, from hotels to catering...
"Widespread entrepreneurial fragility creates the ideal conditions for mafia control".
"International events such as the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics and the 2025 Jubilee only amplify the risk of infiltration".