Sardinia runs and wins easily in Europe and Italy, in the summer, when everyone wants to go to the seaside on fabulous beaches. Much less obvious is its appeal in autumn, and in markets - such as the United States - where competitors are called Maldives, Thailand and the Caribbean. But anyway, all things considered, tourism in 2024 marks record numbers.
With double-digit percentage increases in arrivals and presences, foreigners outnumbering Italians, all the territories of the Island in the virtuous circle , flows spread throughout the year, the increase in structures of all types, the emergence of the submerged, the important movement in the villages and paths. It is estimated that the overall turnover exceeds 3.7 billion euros - approximately 8% of the GDP - and the goal is to grow and grow further.
The picture is from Ross1000, the regional system for detecting and processing the sector : last year the total number of arrivals was 4,441,322 (+13.76% compared to 2023), the number of presences was 18,860,976 (+15.4%), and the average stay was 4.25 days (against the previous 4.19). The Tourism Councillor Franco Cuccureddu speaks of "never seen before data, truly sensational, also considering the fact that the previous ones recorded an increase of 1.3% achieved only thanks to occasional rentals, while Istat, which took into account exclusively the hotel and non-hotel sector, gave a drop in presences".
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