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02 March 2021 In the field of tourism, January 2021 recorded an alarming and predictable setback: 14.4 million overnight stays and 4.8 million fewer tourists with a negative change equal to 80% compared to the same month of 2020. It emerges from an estimate of the Demoskopika Institute pending official data from Istat on a regional basis. Already in 2020, Covid sent up 232 million presences (-53.1% on 2019) and 67 million arrivals (-51.3%).
Tourist spending is down with a drop of 20 billion, 73% of which is concentrated in Veneto, Tuscany, Lombardy, Lazio, Emilia Romagna, Trentino Alto Adige.
Analyzing, in particular, the framework for each regional tourism system, it emerges that in 2020 Veneto would have reduced arrivals by 12.2 million (-60.4% compared to 2019) and overnight stays by 44.5 million (-62.4% compared to 2019). Following, in absolute value, Lombardy with a decrease of 9.5 million arrivals (-54.2%) and 22.4 million presences (-55.4%), Tuscany with a reduction of 8.3 million arrivals (-58.0%) and 28.7 million presences (-59.8%), Lazio with a reduction of 6.6 million arrivals (-51.7%) and 19.9 million presences (-51.0%) and Emilia-Romagna with a reduction of 6.1 million arrivals (-52.9%) and 23 million presences (-57.1%).
It should be noted that, in a percentage key, Sicily is among the "saltiest accounts", preceded only by Veneto: minus 3 million arrivals and minus 9 million presences with a decrease of 58% and 59.6 respectively % compared to the twelve months of 2019. As for the contraction in tourism expenditure (20 billion at national level), the analysis by regional level places Veneto in the lead in its absolute numerical dimension with an estimated decrease in tourism expenditure of 3,939 million. of Euro. This is followed, with significant cuts in consumption in "travel and holidays", by Tuscany with 2,570 million euros, Lombardy with 2,357 million euros, Lazio with 2,205 million euros, Emilia-Romagna with 1,820 million euros and Trentino-Alto Adige with 1,610 million euros.
The contraction in the total consumption of goods and services by the traveler (accommodation, meals, entertainment, souvenirs, gifts, other items for personal use, etc.) would also be felt, significantly, in five other regional destinations: Campania with 892 million euros, Liguria with 752 million euros, Piedmont with 666 million euros, Sicily with 651 million euros, Sardinia with 497 million euros and Marche with 407 million euros.