The presence of Italian and foreign tourists grew in the first quarter of the year, +9.9% compared to 2023 (+11.9% compared to 2019), and arrivals +9.3% compared to last year (+5, 4% on 2019). Foreign tourists continue to increase, +15.5%, with an increase of 13.3% compared to 2023 (+15.9% compared to 2019). In percentage, the cities of art and business, driven by tourist destinations, weigh on the regional tourist movement with 43.6% of presences and 47.6% of total arrivals, followed by the Riviera (31.8% of presences and 27.9% of arrivals). These are the main data from the Report on tourist movement in hotel and non-hotel accommodation facilities in Emilia-Romagna collected by the Regional Statistics Office as part of the Istat surveys.
PLEASURE – Even in our province (THE DATA) tourism is growing, with a +6.8% for arrivals, +2.9% for overnight stays. Even better numbers a Piacenza cities (+10.9% arrivals and +8.4% overnight stays), positive data also for historic villages such as Bobbio And Castell’Arquato (+89% overnight stays) and for our Apennines. The total also increased by 6.7%. foreign tourists (but not overnight stays): in the capital in the first three months of 2024 the increase was 8.5%, in Bobbio 25%, in Castellarquato 48.4%, in Castel San Giovanni 49.4% , in Rivergaro by 61%.
Returning to regional data, the Art City and Businesses grow for attendance of the +4.8% on 2023 (+ 13.7% on 2019) and for Arrivals of the +3% on 2023 (+4.5% on 2019); as for the Romagna coastthe greatest growth in percentage is that of the Riviera, with attendance overall (Italians and foreigners) which stand at +25.1% on 2023 (+24.4% on 2019), while the Arrivals they register a +26.5% on 2023 (+ 23.7% on 2019). They improve spa resorts with attendances of +7.6% on 2023 (-3% compared to 2019). The Arrivals have increased by +13.2% compared to 2023 (-7.8% compared to 2019). The positive trend between January and March also continues in the hilly areas, with overnight stays that rise to +11.7% on 2023 (+16% on 2019), while for the Arrivals the increase is +14.4% compared to 2023 (+12.4% on 2019). However, data relating toApenninesalso due to the scarcity of snowfall due to the mild winter climate, which recorded the -10.3% Of attendance compared to 2023 (-17.6% on 2019) and -9.6% of Arrivals on 2023 (-18.2% on 2019).
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