Tourism is back on track in Sicily which, among the regions in Italy, is the one with the greatest increase in presences compared to 2022 and pre-Covid values.
Sicily grows with Lombardy and Lazio
According to data provided by the Ministry of Tourism, the island recorded an increase of 13.9% even if it is behind Lombardy, which recorded a 16.8% increase, and Lazio (25.3% more). %). The difference between the island and the other two regions is made by their metropolises, Rome and Milan, which are an extraordinary center of attraction from a tourist point of view.
The data on attendance, the North in the lead
Regarding data on attendance in 2023, the record goes to Veneto, with 15.9%, then there are Trentino Alto Adige (12.4%), Tuscany, Lombardy and Lazio while the first region in Southern Italy is Campania .
Confindustria data
“As reported by today’s data from the Ministry of Tourism, among the Regions which recorded an increase higher than the national average there is Sicily (+13.9%), where tourist presences have increased more than the national panorama” says the president of the Tourism and Events Section of Confindustria Siracusa Patrizia Candela
How to increase attendance, rich tourism is better
The theme is to bring more visitors and the president of Confindustria Turismo di Siracusa, as far as Syracuse is concerned, maintains that we need to focus on quality tourism, which, in short, means rich visitors, attracted by the beauty of the historical and artistic heritage, and who choose hotels between 4 and 5 stars.
“Now, however, the challenge is not only to increase – says Candela – the number of presences, but rather to increasingly focus on quality tourism in our city and in the entire province of Syracuse and therefore focus on tourist offers in able to satisfy, in a sustainable way, every type of need”.
Services and infrastructure
The watchword, for Confindustria, is sustainable tourism. “This means improving logistics and connections towards – says Candela – and within our island and encouraging the creation of high-level infrastructures, in order to raise the brand of our offer and offer tourists immersive experiences, attracting more resources to our wonderful territories. We want not only peaks in attendance, but constant growth in both numbers and quality.”
