2023 is the year of the rebirth of tourism in Sicily. This is the data that emerges from the TeC Palermo 2023 conference, dedicated to Tourism and Homes in the Mediterranean, now in its second edition.The event saw, among many others, the presence of the FIAIP Palermo president Marco Burrascano, of the FIAIP national vice president with responsibility for the tourism sector Leonardo Piccoli, of the vice mayor of Palermo with responsibility for the budget Maria Carolina Varchi, of the Tourism councilor of the Sicilian Region Elvira Amata, the mayors of Bagheria, Filippo Tripoli, and of Terrasini, Giosuè Maniaci, the president of the Palermo-Enna Chamber of Commerce Alessandro Albanese, the president of Gesap – Palermo International Airport Salvatore Burrafato and the market team manager – Booking. com Roberta Di Maria.TeC Palermo 2023 enhances and promotes hotel and non-hotel tourism in the Mediterranean area, highlighting how Sicily is the largest and…

Our travel magazine was given to tour operators visiting Sicily for the VII Extra-hotel Tourism Exchange of Confesercenti Sicily. Amazing Sicily was invited to the VII BTE – Extra-hotel Tourism Exchange of Confesercenti Sicily, which took place for the first time in Palermo, at the Cruise Terminal of the Port.The BTE, which was held from 10 to 12 November, saw a packed program of B2B meetings between over 150 entrepreneurs and 20 tour operators selected across Europe. This year’s buyers came from France, Spain, Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Ukraine, Romania, Turkey and Portugal. The tour operators landed in Sicily a few days earlier to be able to visit various locations in the region, to see and experience first-hand the tourist attraction factors and the possible experiences to offer to their customers. They went to discover the territory of Santo Stefano di Camastra, also taking part in a ceramic…

Sicily is a very popular destination in all seasons. The company Emma Villas S.p.A., leader in Italy in the vacation rental sector in the field of short-term rentals of villas and luxury homes with private swimming pools, has examined the requests of national and international tourists, identifying Sicily as one of the ideal destinations for a vacation. Sicily is at the top of the choices of international tourists, mainly coming from the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, who represent around 90% of those who have booked a villa in the region. According to company data, Sicily is also one of the favorite destinations for Italians for this type of stay. The data from the June-September report records more than 400 bookings with over 500 weeks booked overall, with an increase of 33.4% compared to 2022. In the month of September alone there was an increase of 47.7% compared…

The number of Italian travelers who have made at least one trip with the main motivation linked to food and wine is growing: 58% in 2023, a value 37 percentage points higher than in 2016. The data emerging from the sixth edition of the “Tourism Report Italian food and wine”, curated by Roberta Garibaldi for the Italian Food and Wine Tourism Association, indicate that 35% of Italians plan a trip to discover Sicilian flavours. Despite the crisis, around 1 in 3 declare they have a budget exceeding 2022 to dedicate to the purchase of food and wine offerings. The report also shows that 63% want to discover new destinations and diversify the experience, seeking authentic proposals and experimenting with ever-changing activities in contact with nature. The island with a Mediterranean climate with its historic cities, local flavors, visits to wineries, farms, restaurants and natural attractions, manages to once again enchant…

Positive data for Sicilian tourism. The 2023 data show a percentage increase compared to the values ​​that emerged the previous year. The numbers provided by the Regional Councilor for Tourism for the period January-September 2023 reveal 13,384,851 presences, with a positive variation of 5.8% compared to last year, in which there were, again for the period January-September, 12,649,477 attendances. Sicily continues to be a very popular destination for tourists, mainly French, German and in recent years also Americans, who have placed third in the regional ranking of foreigners, the result of an enormous desire among foreigners to explore and experience , even if for a short stay, this land with a Mediterranean climate. A land that offers scenic and culinary riches and with a population that knows how to be very inclusive and welcoming, to be visited not only in summer. The encouraging data highlights that, considering the increase in…

Palermo airport thus records a peak of 13% compared to last year’s values, with greater traffic in the Sicilian art cities. Palermo and Catania achieved excellent results and managed to emerge as destinations among the 30 most popular cities for the November 1st long weekend in the Holidu.it report. The analysis takes into consideration the destinations popular with Italians with prices, number of people and number of nights up to the thirtieth position. The budget taken into consideration varies from 97 euros for Catania, the lowest recorded in the location examined, up to 339 euros for Paris. The report shows that Italians tend to prefer national destinations, out of a total of 30 destinations analysed, 24 are related to Italy, the result of the fact that the bridge is short but at the same time appears to be an opportunity to escape from the daily routine and take a day…

A new magazine to promote Sicily and its beauties. Travelers arriving at Palermo “Falcone Borsellino” International Airport will find a welcome surprise waiting for them. In special displays installed in the baggage claim area and in the arrivals waiting area, it will be possible to collect the Amazing Sicily magazine for free, published by Passione Sicilia, the company which, thanks to the partnership with Gesap, already distributes for free within the airport information point le Beach, le Castle and le Winery Map. Written in three languages (Italian, English and French), the magazine, in each of its issues, will tell tourists about an exciting journey through the most fascinating places on our island. In this first issue the cover goes to Scopello and its beaches. The journey will continue to discover the baroque and Modican chocolate, and then continue with a virtual dive into the Scala dei Turchi. There will be…

The Sicily region is among the top six destinations in Italy for long holidays, lasting more than 4 days, with a boom in foreign presences. In the summer months of 2023, almost 80 thousand more hires in Sicilian companies are estimated on the island, of which 20 thousand in the tourism sector. This is what emerges from the Economic Observatory of Confartigianato Sicilia which highlights how there is actually a significant recovery in the tourism sector with 16 thousand artisan businesses operating in activities affected by tourist demand. An aspect that concerns businesses of various kinds, from artistic craftsmanship to clothing, wellness centers, but also restaurants, pizzerias, bars, pastry shops, farmhouses. There are 16,266 artisan businesses operating in activities affected by tourist demand, equal to 22.4% of the total craft industry and employing 37,313 people. An island much appreciated by tourists who choose the Mediterranean climate to spend their holidays…

July ends with double-digit growth for the Falcone Borsellino international airport: passengers in transit were in fact over 971 thousand, or +21% compared to July last year, when there were 802,439. There was also a leap forward for flights, which numbered 6,482, i.e. 15.4% more than in the same period of 2022 (5,517). In the statistics released by Gesap, the traffic diverted to Palermo from Catania between 17 and 31 July is also taken into consideration: there were 369 movements and approximately 50 thousand passengers. Which caused quite a few inconveniences in the Palermo airport. In the first seven months of this year, over 4,574,129 passengers passed through Falcone Borsellino (+14.69% on January-July 2022, when there were 3,988,160). A growing trend also for international traffic, which accounted for 37% of total transits. News received and uploaded.

Lonely Planet draws up a ranking of the 17 best Italian beaches in which Sicily is not missing from the top positions. The Sicilian beaches enchant tourists, who choose the island as a destination for their holidays. The beauties of Sicily appear in the top five, with San Vito Lo Capo in fifth place, a location defined by Lonely Planet as “a magical place where land and sea live in such a perfect contrast as to become harmonious”, the 3 kilometer beach located in Fontane Bianche, with fresh water springs that flow from the seabed which comes in fourth place, and in second place is the island of Favignana, the main one of the Egadi islands archipelago. Three important positions in the ranking which lists the beaches which, according to Lonely Planet, deserve to be visited for their particularity. The beach of Fontane Bianche is defined as “among the most…