ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The climate of uncertainty of recent months is affecting the travel choices of Italians: 22% has modified their plans for the next holidays, while an additional 27% remains waiting for international developments before deciding. Despite this, the Easter holidays remain safe for now: over 9 million Italians will leave. A slightly lower figure than last year, also a slower programming. Those who make a holiday, during the Easter period, will remain mainly in Italy (84%), 9% will choose a destination in a European country and the remaining 7% will go further in extra European locations. On the front of the internal destinations, Tuscany and Campania among the most popular destinations, with an Italian on three who will visit relatives or stay for a few days from friends or in a second home.
The holidays will be for the shortest: only 14% includes at least five overnight stays, while 60% will not sleep outside the house for more than two nights. The arrival of spring pushes the desire to sea (29% of the departures), while mountain and city of art contend the podium of the destinations with a 14% head of the total departures. The high number of people who will go to friends and relatives, the average budget planned for Easter holidays is less than 400 euros per head.
“The attitude of travellers right now is to stay in the window and see what happens. Surely there is a lot of concern among the entrepreneurs of the industry for the effects that the situation could produce on tourism. But we are confident that this situation can soon find a positive epilogue, to face with the right step the summer season now at the door” commented Manfred Pinzger, President Confturismo -Confcommercio.
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