Some 10.5 million Italians are set to travel over the upcoming Easter holidays according to a survey conducted by Tecnè for Federalberghi, the results of which were released on Monday.
Of the respondents, 92% said they would be staying in Italywhile 8% have chosen to travel abroad.
Nearly one third (32.5%) of holidaymakers stating in Italy said they would be heading for the seaside, followed by art cities (28.9%), the mountains (21.8%), lakes (3.4%) and spas (2.5%).
For those traveling abroad, major European capitals will draw the lion's share of holidaymakers (74.4%), followed by cruises (10.2%) and seaside locations (6.3%).
The average holiday will last 3.6 nights with an average per capita expenditure including transport, accommodation, food and entertainment of 371 euros.
In all, Easter holiday tourism travel is expected to have a turnover of 3.9 billion euros.
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