Italy’s tourism sector expected to increase by 35%

Italy is ready to welcome over 92 million holidaymaker this year, shows a report by Demoskopika research institute for tourism, which translates into a 35% percent increase when compared to 2021.

Moreover, as much as 343 million overnight stays are expected by the end of 2022. Nevertheless, the numbers are significantly lower when compared to the pre-pandemic period. If accounting tourist arrivals and overnight stays for 2019, the expected numbers for 2022 are 29.6 percent less and 21.4 percent less respectively.

As for preferred destinations in Italy, the Piedmont region is considered to be the number one favourite, followed by Trentino-South Tyrol and Campania.

“At a territorial level, all regional destinations will record a positive trend in tourist flows, with Piedmont in the lead, in terms of percentage change in attendance, with 12.8 million overnight stays (+56.7 per cent),” the report issued by Demoskopika quotes.

More than €26 billion in revenues are expected for this year, accounting for an 11.8 percent increase when compared to 2021.

“By 2022, tourism flows in Italy could generate tourism spending of 26.4 billion euros with an increase of 11, 8 per cent compared to the previous year,” the recent research added.

In other terms, more than 30 million Italians are also planning to spend their holidays inside Italy, this way contributing to even higher tourism sector profits.

All travellers are currently allowed restriction-free entry to Italy if holding a valid Covid-19 Pass that proves vaccination, recovery or negative testing.

Source: schengenvisainfo.com