Italy Sees Tourism Growth in Record-Breaking 2024

Rome: Tourism in Italy grew in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, up 1.2% in terms of arrivals and up 11.1% in terms of presences, Istat said on Thursday.

According to Ansa News Agency, the presence of tourists already residing in Italy increased by 5.9%, while foreign presences rose by 15.6%, as reported by the national statistics bureau.

In general, 2024 concluded with 458.4 million presences in hotels and tourist residences, marking a 2.5% increase compared to the previous record registered in 2023, Istat stated.

Italy ranked second among EU countries in terms of tourist presences, surpassing France and only trailing behind Spain, the only country ahead of Italy also in terms of foreign tourism, according to provisional data from Istat’s survey on the ‘Movement of clients in tourist residences’.