Milan, Jan. 18 (LaPresse) – With 51.4 million presences and 22.2 million arrivals, Rome has set its own historical record for tourism in 2024. Compared to the record reached in 2023, the capital, as revealed by the figures of the Ente Bilaterale del Turismo del Lazio, recorded +4.5% in presences and +5.63% in arrivals. ‘Rome is increasingly the capital of tourism. This new record fills us with pride and confirms that we are going in the right direction. With the major events, both cultural and sporting, we have given tourists of various age groups new reasons to visit Rome or to return. We will continue on this path, further improving the quality of the tourist offer and enhancing the city, making it ever more attractive and welcoming,' said Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome. ’These records are no accident. They are the result of precise work and the new approach that we have had from the very beginning by enhancing the major sporting, musical, cultural and fashion events,' stressed Alessandro Onorato, Councillor for Sport, Tourism, Fashion and Major Events. ’Now we must not be satisfied, because tourism is a resource: it generates economic induced activity and new jobs. We can grow even more and improve the visitor experience, which must be increasingly compatible with the lives of residents. We want to distribute tourist flows also outside the historic centre of Rome, which boasts places and archaeological sites that are still little known, but which alone would be worth a trip'.