Tourism started up again in August, thanks above all to the seaside resorts which registered a large turnout, especially in Italy and also partly in Europe. According to a survey carried out by Coldiretti / Ixè, 25.4 million Italians were on holiday in August. To be recorded, again in August, based on the latest data available of the Eni research officet, a 2.4% increase in airline bookings compared to August 2020, with larger increases since France (+59,8%), Netherlands (+51,1%), Germany (+42,4%) e Spain (+40%).
And, however, millions of foreigners are missing, especially the other extra-EU big spenders. Bookings are slightly increasing Usa (+ 3.2%) in August after the drop in July (-6.6%). But the forecasts for September are negative (-15.2%). And airline bookings in August remain in sharp decline since Russia (-84%) and by China (-94%), but also from Great Britain (-18%). Negative percentages that risk being confirmed in September.
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Through online travel agencies (Expedia, Booking, Trivago, Airbnb, etc.) 30.2% of the places available in accommodation facilities are booked, with the highest peaks in the mountain (53.9%) and seaside (41.3%) sectors. ).
«Intercontinental tourism is still experiencing alternating phases but we record an acceleration of summer departures from the vicinity. The cities of art are suffering particularly, but we are confident also in September. Reservations for August have been progressively increasing with a presence characterized by internal tourism: 94% declared that they spend their holidays in Italy “he told Sole 24 Ore the president Enit Giorgio Palmucci.
And he adds: “Italians are the guests of the summer of 2021, 77.8% of the cases coming from other Italian regions (even more among the companies of the Center, the South and the Islands), for 28.9% of the structures from the same region or neighboring regions (especially in the North West). 32% of operators indicate that bookings also come from abroad, in particular for companies in the Center and North East. The most present foreign tourists come from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium ”.