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Tourism trends in Italy: Online bookings, popular destinations, and market insights

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20 August 2024

Tourism trends in Italy: Online bookings, popular destinations, and market insights

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Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

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ENIT’s May 2024 overview shows a significant portion of Italy’s accommodations were booked online, with art cities being the top destinations, highlighting Italy’s affordability.

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ENIT S.p.A.

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Geographical descriptors

Italy

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU Institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local Authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Short-term rentals

    • Tourism strategies

    • Well-being of residents

  • Business activities

    • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities

    • Gardens and nature reserves activities

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Museums

    • Operation of historical sites

    • Other

    • Other accommodation

    • Other amusement and recreation activities

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Recreational and sport activities

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Road passenger transport

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

    • Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

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The ENIT’s monthly overview of Italy’s tourism industry reveals that in May 2024, 34% of accommodation facilities in Italy were booked through online platforms, compared to 41% in Spain. Italy remains more affordable than its competitors, with an average nightly rate of EUR 126 with the most popular destinations are art cities (51%), followed by spa resorts (41%) and lake resorts (40%). The report provides valuable insights into current tourism trends, market performance, and research on Italian destinations, presented in infographic format. (The original piece available only in Italian)

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