Abstract

The article contains a broad description of the tourist trend in the Emilia-Romagna region during the years 2001-2003. Official Istat data are used to place the regional tourism in the national outline, while data from provincial and regional administration are handled to find the specific characteristics of the phenomenon in the region. The analysis is based on structural indicators (hotels and complementary structures capacity) and flux indicators (arrivals, presences and mean time of stay) with particular reference to guest’s nationality. National and international tourist fluxes are analysed considering the kind of structure used, the kind of tourist resort, destinations and seasonality.