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Overview of business travel in Italy

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21 August 2024

Overview of business travel in Italy

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Tourism indicators show that in 2023, Italy saw a significant number of business trips, with congresses and business meetings being the most common, though overall numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels.

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Italian National Institute of Statistics

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Italy

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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

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    • Coordinated information on travelling

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In 2023, Italy witnessed 4.1 million business trips, as reported by Istat. The most frequented categories were trips for congresses, conventions, conferences, and seminars, as well as business meetings, each constituting 17.8% of the total business travel. However, the overall number of business trips has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, reaching only 52.8% of the total recorded in 2019. Istat, the Italian National Institute of Statistics, offers a free, automatically updated statistical database where users can select criteria and explore detailed data on business trips to Italy.

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