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The Blue Flag is confirmed as one of the most prestigious international environmental awards for beaches and tourist marinas. In 2025, Italy further consolidates its position among the leading nations in terms of the number of certified locations, reaching 487 Blue Flags for beaches and 84 for tourist marinas. The overall increase compared to 2024 reflects a continuous commitment to the sustainability of coastal and lakeside destinations, as well as a steady improvement in water quality and environmental management of tourist areas.

The indicator monitors the spread of agritourism, a form of tourism integrated into the local territory that helps reduce the impact of infrastructure on biodiversity and the landscape. Between 2003 and 2023, the sector recorded a 101% increase, growing from 13,000 to over 26,000 agritourism businesses. Facilities offering accommodation rose by 97%. Furthermore, "green" activities—especially nature observation—experienced significant growth.

The indicator monitors the impact of tourism on the territory in terms of both volume (arrivals) and the burden placed on the area (overnight stays). It highlights how some regions and autonomous provinces experience high "arrivals per inhabitant" and "overnight stays per inhabitant" ratios, such as Valle d'Aosta (10.9 and 30.0) and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (15.7 and 67.2), compared to the national average of 2.3 and 7.6, respectively. In 2023, all values increased and surpassed those recorded in 2019.

The indicator aims to provide a quantitative estimate of the contribution of tourists to daily potable water consumption.

In 2022, at the national level, the recorded tourist movement consumed 4 liters of potable water per capita equivalent per day.

Between 2015 and 2018-2020, a growth in consumption was recorded, increasing from 3.7 to 4 liters per capita equivalent, followed by a sharp drop in 2020, an anomaly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted global travel.

Italian parks host approximately 20.2% of all accommodation establishments and 24.5% of total bed capacity within their territories.

This indicator analyzes accommodation supply (number of establishments and beds) and tourism flows (arrivals and overnight stays) in national and regional parks, also highlighting the pressure exerted on these areas.

The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas (ECST) has been awarded to 80% of national parks and around 11.2% of regional parks.