Puglia in 2022 is the favorite destination of Italian tourists • Bari

From a recent Confcommercio-SWG study, Puglia is the favorite destination for Italians who decide to spend their holidays in their country.

In 2022 Puglia surpasses other regions such as Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Sicily, Sardinia boasting a record number of Italian tourist presences and arrivals, waiting for the official statistics of Pugliaturismo.

88% of Italians choose Italy for their holidays

The numbers of 2022 are close to those of the pre-pandemic 2019, however tourists are more attentive to the costs and travel in general is reduced by a few days on average.

Italians once again prefer the sea (51%) to the mountains and cities or small villages. It is not difficult to understand why Italians who love the sea have preferred Puglia.

Puglia is number 1 in Italy for sea water quality

A control and monitoring work conducted by the National System for the protection of the environment has provided the excellent result:

«Every year the bathing waters are subjected to periodic checks to ensure the health of bathers - explains the general manager of Arpa Puglia -. We are pleased to note that Puglia is again first in Italy this year for the healthiness of its bathing waters. Not only. It is also first for the number of bathing samples analyzed in the laboratory, and second only for the number of points monitored, after Sicily which enjoys a much more extensive coastline ".

out of 1000 kilometers of coastline, more than 600 places analyzed for water quality, only 1% did not achieve an excellent score. More information on official communication of the Regione Puglia.

Italian tourists: the numbers of each year

Waiting for the official data of Puglia Promotion regarding the current year 2022, we can browse the data of the past years on the arrivals and presences of tourists in Puglia. Official data can also be consulted based on the type of accommodation facility.