Italians ready to leave for the holidays 54% will travel

It will still be "a summer at the sea" that of the Italians but "the seaside style" will inevitably have to deal with the pandemic. Here then, while not betraying the preference for seaside resorts, we travel mainly in Italy preferring the car as a means of transport, in addition to relaxation we dedicate ourselves to walks and excursions, we do not give up on evenings at the restaurant or in the house of friends. but we keep away from disco nights for fear of contagions. At least according to the Federalberghi survey on summer 2021 according to which approximately 54.5% of the population, equal to 32.5 million people, including adults (25.8 million) and minors (6.7 million), has already took a vacation in June or is preparing to take it in the months of July, August and September.

If it is true that, compared to last year, Italians seem to have regained confidence with the summer holidays, compared to the summer of 2019, when 34.6 million Italians were on vacation, 2.1 million people are still missing. .

93.3% of Italians who took or will take a vacation during the summer will remain in Italy, for a total of 30.1 million people.

The sea is confirmed as the preferred destination, albeit slightly down compared to last year (75 against 77%), followed by the mountains (9.7%).

The feeling of recovery is not yet felt in the cities of art and in the other places that are the traditional destination of foreign tourists.

Suffice it to consider that in the first months of 2021 in Venice, Rome and Florence the occupancy rate of the rooms fell by more than 70% compared to 2019.

"That the tourist movement of Italians in this summer 2021 is recovering can only be good news - comments Bernabò Bocca, president of Federalberghi - and this is an essential step that gives us the measure of how significant the vaccination campaign has been in action by our government in a radical way. With the ever increasing percentage of vaccinated, the fear of new infections seems to decrease compared to last year, despite the emergence of new variants ".

"The latest regulations on the green pass - continues Bocca - have nevertheless generated some uncertainty that could have repercussions on the current season. In the face of these unforeseen restrictions that would provide for the control of green certification in the restaurants inside the hotel also for the guests. , there are fears that there may be cancellations.

We remind you that the hoteliers have already entered into half-board contracts with their customers that no one would absolutely want to ignore. "In evaluating a possible recovery, it is important to note that the average duration of the main holiday of Italians is 10 nights compared to 9 of 2020 and consequently the per capita expenditure reaches 876 euros, against 673 euros last year. "The Italians - adds Bocca - are returning to think for themselves and their family in terms of longer holidays. Most of those who deny themselves a vacation will do so mainly for economic reasons. This is a fact that we would never have wanted to disclose ".

According to the survey, what will be produced in terms of turnover (including travel, food, accommodation and entertainment expenses) will reach 22.7 billion euros compared to 14.3 billion euros last year (+ About 58.7%). Of these, however, only 21.4% is destined to be spent on overnight stays, so in essence less than 5 billion will reach accommodation companies. "In normal times we would sing victory - concludes Bocca - but unfortunately too many wounds are still open in our sector. We have paid more than others for the consequences due to the drama of the pandemic: we cannot forget that in the first 6 months of the year in the hospitality sector 6.7 billion euros in terms of turnover were lost ".