The central government is responsible for:

• Setting the principles and objectives for the promotion and development of the tourism policy, together with the Regions;
• The promotion of Italian tourism abroad;
• Monitoring;
• Inter-sectoral coordination of the State competences relating to the promotion and development  of the national tourism system;
• Co-funding of regional and inter-regional programmes of national interest, and
• Bringing together the associations of LRAs and establishing guidelines in the framework of the National Tourism Conference.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities & Tourism. Following the DECRETO DEL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI 2 dicembre 2019, n. 169

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• Setting the principles and objectives for the promotion and development of the tourism policy, together with the State;
• Administrative functions relating to any public or private activity relating to tourism, which is not reserved to the State, including benefits, subsidies, contributions and incentives in favour of tourism companies, and
• The regulation of standards.

Provinces

Provincial authorities are responsible for:

• Competences conferred by the Regions, including:
• The listing of tourism structures, activities and services;
• Technical assistance to stakeholders;
• Initiatives fostering tourism, and
• The promotion and coordination activities of provincial interest.

Municipalities

Municipal authorities are responsible for local tourism.
 
 

Sources

Decreto Legislativo 31 marzo 1998, n. 112 "Conferimento di funzioni e compiti amministrativi dello Stato alle regioni ed agli enti locali, in attuazione del capo I della legge 15 marzo 1997, n. 59" (G.U.  n. 92 del 21 aprile 1998 - Supplemento Ordinario n. 77
(Rettifica G.U. n. 116 del 21 maggio1997) [Legislative Decree 112/1998], Chapter IX.

Legge 29 marzo 2001, n. 135 "Riforma della legislazione nazionale del turismo" (G.U. n. 92 del 20 aprile 2001) [Tourism Act 135/2001].

Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri 13 settembre 2002 “Recepimento dell'accordo fra lo Stato, le regioni e le province autonome sui principi per l'armonizzazione, la valorizzazione e lo sviluppo del sistema turistico" (G.U. n. 92 del 20 aprile 2001) [DPCM of 13 September 2002 on the harmonisation, promotion and development of the tourism system].

Camera dei Deputati (2015) “Turismo". Servizio Studi.