Tourist flows from the US to Italy grew by +2.2% from January to end August, this year.
The US market loves Italy
A total of 1.4 million arrivals were recorded in the first eight months of 2025 (+2.2%) and more than 765,000 are expected in the September-December period, +9.4%, with over €2.8 billion spent in the first half of this year (Bank of Italy). According to the Italian Ministry of Tourism in 2024 there were over 8.1 million arrivals (23.7 million overnights: Istat) and €6.4 billion of tourist spending (Bank of Italy).
US visitors spend and stay most in Italy
Travellers from the United States are those who spend and stay most in our country, with €191.1 per night on average and 10.3 nights, rising to 12 nights in the first eight months of 2025 (Embassy of Italy Washington). In addition, US tourists are the most satisfied with Italy, with a degree of satisfaction that, at 86.1/100, is well above average
Looking towards a rosy future
The 2024-2025 numbers suggest positive prospects and opportunities for further development for the tourism industry and relations between the two nations, also in view of the more than 17 million Americans of Italian origin it is estimated live in the US.
