The " General States of Tourism " took place today in Cagliari, an event in which representatives of trade associations, sector operators and mayors of the main coastal municipalities took part.
"We believe that the method of involvement, not only of operators but of all segments of the economy that deal with tourism, is the best way to manage this year's great result and plan the next tourist season - said the president. of the Region, Christian Solinas, in his speech -. We are convinced that the ' Sardinia destination ' can develop unexpressed potential, which goes beyond seaside tourism. There is a Sardinia herald of uniqueness, culture, traditions that can give life to some variations of tourism, such as the experiential, slow and cultural one, to be attractive throughout the year, so as to guarantee well-being and wealth to the whole territory, not only to the coasts ".
In the words of the governor, this year's budget is completely “flattering, with better numbers than in 2019 and in contrast with the rest of Italy. This year's data, however, does not represent a point of arrival, but must be a starting point. We have to plan from today so that this figure is consolidated and can improve ”.
According to Gianni Chessa, regional councilor for tourism, today's event “was an excellent opportunity to analyze the data of the current tourist season, which are largely positive. Between ports and airports, in nine months we have exceeded 6 million arrivals since the beginning of the year (in all of 2019 they were 6.5 million in total) and these good results are destined to continue in the coming months. Now we can think concretely about the future and the development of the 'destination Sardinia' and we wanted to do it together with the protagonists of the tourism supply chain and local administrators with a fundamental comparison for an institution that wants to govern an important sector for the Sardinian economy " .
During the meeting , critical issues and suggestions emerged "which will be useful for coordinating efforts towards the realization of some objectives, including a definitive seasonal adjustment of tourist flows," Chessa stresses - We explored some fundamental aspects for our tourism, such as training, hospitality and the certainty of connections, but also, thanks to the presence of the general managers of health companies, the problems related to health care in the periods of greatest influx on the island. Only by creating an effective collaboration between the various players in the system can we face the critical issues and manage the hypothesis of a tourism in continuous growth ”.
The regional councilors of the local authorities, Quirico Sanna, of Labor, Alessandra Zedda, and of the Budget, Giuseppe Fasolino, participated in the work.
(Unioneonline / ss)
