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Resorts are eager to welcome the new visitors, not only because numbers are so down this year, but because these tourists like to spend big on luxury goods like champagne and lobster.
La Maddalena, an exclusive island in the Tyrrhenian sea off Sardinia's northeast coast, is suffering the consequences of the economic crisis in its tourism sector. Among its guests this year there are Russians, Arabs and Kazakis to save them, but few Italians.
At the Maddalena, the super-wealthy from these mineral-rich countries animate the streets, beaches and restaurants now, saving the charming island from sinking deeper in recession. Not even Italy's rich and famous visit the
