Ten million Italians ready to leave for the Easter holidays, of which two are still undecided due to the uncertain weather, but ready to pack their bags. Another 8 and a half million are planning a trip for the April 25 long weekend.
It emerges from the focus on Easter of the TurismoConfcommercio observatory in collaboration with Swg.
With a total expense of 3.5 billion - 350 euros per person - Italians traveling at Easter choose Italy in 85% of cases. In the last month, many have revised their programs, organizing shorter holidays closer to home: in fact, those who will spend 2 nights at the destination have increased by 12 percentage points, today they are 61% of those interviewed. The number of holidaymakers abroad increased from 11% to 15%, choosing Spain, France and Austria as their main destinations, regardless of the number of scheduled overnight stays.
The sea takes the lion's share with 25% of preferences, followed by the art cities chosen by 21% and the mountains by 15%. The choices of accommodation solutions are even more concentrated, for which 51% opt for a hotel or a B&B, while 30% take advantage of Easter to reopen second homes they own or to visit relatives and friends.
There is a great desire for the South in that 46% of Italians who, remaining on the peninsula, will take a trip outside their own region: Campania, Sicily and Puglia - at the top of the ranking - are the destination of 3 out of 10 interviewees while, among the regions of the North, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany - chosen by a further 3 tourists out of 10 - are just behind Liguria and Veneto.
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