Outdoor Tourism Observatory

Overview of Tourism in Italy

Tourism in Italy in 2024

Highlights of tourist demand in Italy in 2024

Data source: ISTAT

Overnight stays 2024

458,4 mln

+2.5% overnight stays in 2024 compared to 2023. In absolute terms we are talking about approximately +11.2 million overnight stays compared to 2023.

Hotel segment

+8,2 mln

+3.0% overnight stays in 2024 compared to 2023 in the hotel segment. In absolute values, we are talking about +8.2 million compared to 2023.

Comparison 2024 vs 2019

+21,6 mln

In 2024, total overnight stays reached 458.4 million compared with 436.7 million in 2019 (+5.0%). In absolute terms, this means +21.6 million overnight stays compared with 2019.

Non-hotel segment

+3 mln

+1.7% more overnight stays in 2024 compared to 2023 in the non-hotel segment. In absolute terms, we are talking about +3.0 million more overnight stays compared to 2023.

Outdoor overnight stays in Europe: Comparison between Italy and the EU

In 2024, overnight stays remained stable

405,8 mln

Overnight stays at our outdoor sites in 2024

-2,4 %

The decline in overnight stays at our outdoor sites in 2024 compared to 2023

+8,6 %

The increase in overnight stays at our outdoor sites in 2024 compared to 2019

Outdoor overnight stays in Europe

Italy-EU comparison map

Italy compared with the main European competitors

Among the top 6 European outdoor markets, only the Italian one is declining.

According to Eurostat data on overnight stays at European outdoor sites, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Croatia remain at the top of the ranking.

France maintains its leading position in Europe, with over 141 million overnight stays (about one third of European overnight stays). Among the top 6 markets, the highest growth compared with 2019 was Germany (+20.9%), followed by the Netherlands (+19.9%).

Excluding the UK, for which no 2019 data are available, the majority of overnight stays (more than two thirds) is shared by the top 4 countries: France, Spain, Italy and Germany, the only ones exceeding 40 million overnight stays.

It should be noted that data for Italy differ from ISTAT figures (campsites and villages), as the Eurostat source classifies only facilities with NACE code 55.3 under camping, excluding 55.2 (tourist villages).

Data source: Eurostat (Eurostat only considers NACE 55.3) UK excluded; missing data for Switzerland 2024

-11,9 %

Drop in overnight stays at outdoor sites in Italy in 2024 compared to 2019

+20 %

Increase in overnight stays at outdoor sites in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain in 2024 compared to 2019

Outdoor overnight stays in Europe

France flag
1st France
Spain flag
2nd Spain
Italy flag
3rd Italy
Germany flag
4th Germany
Netherlands flag
5th Netherlands
Croatia flag
6th Croatia
2019
128,6
40,7
54,6
35,8
21,9
19,1
2022
135,7
44,9
48,5
40,0
26,1
21,4
2023
141,7
47,1
55,1
42,3
28,1
21,7
2024
141,2
48,3
48,1
43,2
26,2
21,4

Values in millions

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