The Cinque Terre, among Italy’s most beloved tourist destinations, are recording a significant drop in visitors: in less than two half-years there have been about 50,000 fewer overnight stays, and during the summer of 2025 the Tigullio area surpassed them in number of visitors. According to data from the provincial tourism observatory, Vernazza lost 8,400 overnight stays (-16.31%), Riomaggiore 9,000 (-8.33%), and Monterosso 2,800 (-2.47%). Levanto, the Cinque Terre's entryway, saw over 17,000 fewer overnight stays (-9%). Meanwhile, Tigullio towns including Lavagna, Rapallo, and Santa Margherita experienced gains of 2.38%, 3.21%, and 8.22%, respectively. According to tour operators, the reduction is the result of anti-overtourism policies such as limited access to tour buses and limits on large organized groups, which discourage longer stays in favor of "hit-and-run" trips. The overwhelming presence of large tour operators, which frequently restrict tickets for guests who do not stay overnight, threatening local multi-day packages, is also reported to have a negative influence. The Ligurian tour guide associations (Agael, Agtl, Aigae, Alait, and Federagit - Confesercenti Liguria) have issued an appeal to municipalities, the regional tourism councilor, and the president of the Cinque Terre National Park, denouncing "a total assault by large tour operators who are consuming the territory and deteriorating the local system, threatening the professionalism created to enhance it".