Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi expressed his country's readiness to receive tourists again after a G20 meeting that focused on the return to tourism.

"The world wants to travel to Italy. Italy is ready to welcome the world," Draghi said in a press conference.

He added, "I have no doubt that tourism will start again as strongly as it was before, or even stronger," noting that it should be "more sustainable and inclusive."

Draghi also promised to set "clear and simple rules that allow tourists to return to Italy and travel safely," including the national vaccination passport.

In practice, pending the launch of the European passport, which is set to be launched mid-June, “the Italian government has included a green national passport that will take effect from the second half of May,” allowing travel in all regions, according to Draghi.

This passport will be issued according to European conditions, i.e. receiving a vaccine, a previous case of COVID-19, or submitting a Covid-19 test with a negative result.

Until May 15, tourists from the European Union must undergo a 5-day quarantine in Italy, while those coming from other countries are required to quarantine for 10 days.

The number of tourists to Italy decreased significantly in 2020, as only 25.53 million foreign visitors came to the peninsula, compared to 65.02 million in 2019, more than 60 percent less.

International tourism revenues also decreased by the same percentage.

The tourism ministers of the G20 agreed during their meeting the main lines for the recovery of this sector, especially safe travel, digital transformation, investments and infrastructure.

They indicated in a statement that "tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic," with a 73 percent decrease in the number of tourists worldwide in 2020 and "unprecedented repercussions,” especially for small and medium-sized companies.

The ministers considered that with the elimination of 62 million jobs in the travel sector around the world, "the prospects are still unclear."