The “Italo Falcomatà” chandelier hall in Palazzo San Giorgio hosted the scientific conference organized by Istat on the topic “Tourism, hypertourism and territories: statistics for public decision makers”. Mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà was present for the municipal administration. The event, moderated by Antonella Bianchino, manager of the Istat Southern Area Territorial Office, was introduced by Michele Camisasca, Istat general director and featured a series of important interventions.
The conference represented a fundamental moment for making informed decisions in the area, based on real data. The objective is to network the various bodies to collect and provide answers. Without synergies, in fact, the issue of accessibility risks remaining a dead letter. In this context, Istat plays its part in the quality of statistical works that talk about tourism.
The Mayor’s intervention
For the mayor it is a day of study from which the city will be able to draw interesting ideas regarding the decisions to be made on a topic that should be daily bread and which is now experiencing a happiest season compared to the past. Thanks to the new seven routes of Ryanair talking about tourism in Reggio is not just about putting together a system of sites of historical, artistic and cultural interest but is also, and above all, about making them accessible to a larger audience than in the past.
The mayor then recalled that, only in the month of April, the “Tito Minniti” airport recorded an increase of 45% and that, therefore, the first results have been successful, but it is now necessary to maintain a constant trend. Fundamental in this regard is the positive message that those who arrive in the area give and that they return when they return to their own country. We need to build a system between the institutions responsible for these functions, a network system between tourist sites, a system of decent accommodation and opportunities. In this context, the collection of data for 2023, compared to 2024, will allow administrative choices to be better oriented.
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