Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) confirms this with its annual report on the movement of travelers in our country in 2021. The institute was assisted by Eurostat data, the statistical office of the European Commission based in Luxembourg. Tourism flows in all EU countries are still heavily impacted by movement restrictions and several other difficulties related to the pandemic.

The data indicate more than 1 billion presences within the accommodation facilities of EU countries in the first eight months of 2021, in line with what already happened in 2020, the year in which the pandemic broke out and the first lockdowns broke out. Overall, the European tourism sector remains at -50% compared to 2019.