Laura Alese - Federturismo Confindustria

🏖️ In August, 18 million Italians chose to vacation, marking a 10% decline in domestic tourists compared to 2023, but overall an increase of 1% in national holidaymakers with a 12% rise in spending. Despite the decade-low for August departures, Italy remains the favored destination with one-third staying within their region and 29% traveling abroad. Accommodations predominantly included hotels, B&Bs, nearly 26,000 agritourism facilities, with 13% using second homes and 19% staying with relatives or friends.

🏖️ Starting from late 2022, the default rate in the tourism sector remained stable at 4%, which is higher than the average for Italian corporations. By the end of 2023, the default rate was 4.1% and is expected to increase by about 1.2/1.3 percentage points by the end of 2024. In early 2024, funding for the tourism sector decreased by 1.4%, less than the overall Italian corporate decrease of 3.6%. In June 2024, 39.9% of Italian companies made timely payments, while late payments over 30 days were at 9.5%. In tourism, prompt payers accounted for only 20%, and late payments were at 17.4%. Italy’s tourism sector comprises over 400,000 businesses, with 97% in dining and hospitality. Lombardy (13.5%), Lazio (11%), and Campania (10.3%) have the highest concentration of tourism businesses.

🏠 In 2023, 1,268 Italian municipalities (22%) implemented a tourist tax. Since 2019, the numbers have risen from 1,003 to 1,046 in 2020, 1,059 in 2021, and 1,143 in 2022. The tax generated €774.9 million nationally, with Central Italy collecting the most at €291.8 million. Corvara di Badia topped the per-capita collection with €1,448, outpacing a national average of €26. Key tourist cities like Rome, Florence, and Milan saw the highest absolute collections.