Tourism, recovery is slow. The numbers reeled off by the Institute for Economic and Social Research state that, after the pandemic, the return to normality has not yet occurred. Even though there is constant growth, 2023 ended with a decline compared to 2019. In the middle, as mentioned, Covid, which upset everything.
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Arrivals and attendance
But speaking of mere numbers, the report says that as regards Ferrara city arrivals in the last year there were 28,816 fewer than in the last twelve months before the pandemic (-11.2%). The same goes for attendance: 2023, in fact, ended with -8,296 units, equal to -1.7% compared to 2019.
At the level of capitals, in Emilia Romagna, only Reggio Emilia is worse. He smiles instead Comacchio: considering the same period of time, arrivals were 16,252 more (+5.8%), while presences were 80,311 more (+4%).
Offer of beds
Here too, the same coin but the opposite side, with the city taking home the minus sign and the lagoon location taking home the plus sign instead. THE beds in question refer to those of accommodation facilities and the comparison is between 2014 and 2022.
Ferrara city does not smile, on the contrary: the comparison says that over the years they have 124 total beds lost (-3.3%). However, those in residential accommodation grew (+478 units, equal to +59.9%). rental managed in an entrepreneurial manner. It’s a shame, however, that this growth is still lower than in almost all the other capital cities of the region (only Ravenna and Cesena are worse). Comacchio, on the other hand, is the strongest municipality in all of Emilia Romagna, with a +39.3%).
