Increasingly expensive holidays, over 600 euros per person for a week

“The summer holidays have already begun and the first data are certainly not encouraging. It may be the fault of the weather, the temperatures below the seasonal average, the votes that were held recently or the too high costs in holiday resorts but it seems that tourism summer started very slowly. A decrease of 2% is estimated compared to the same period last year”. This was stated by Sandro Susini, director of the Conflavoro Study Centre.

“Yet the Italian tourism industry expects almost 220 million visitors between June and August with an increase of almost 2% compared to the same period last year. Over a third, 39%, are tourists who will arrive from abroad to visit our beautiful peninsula, not all that glitters is gold, in fact, due to price increases, there will be families who, while not giving up their holidays, will find themselves forced to reduce their holiday period to no more than a week. There will be 16 million – explains the director of the Conflavoro Study Center – equal to 27% of the population, the Italians who will go on holiday for no more than 7 days, and 29 million, just under 50%, those who will enjoy holidays. holidays longer than a week. The number of people who will be able to afford weekend trips is also decreasing with a drop of 3%”.

Susini estimates that the average spending per capita for a week’s holiday is 615 euros, an increase of 22% compared to the previous year. Around 1,150 euros, however, is that of tourists coming from abroad. According to the Conflavoro Study Center, 57% of families who will go on holiday for no more than a week are resident in Southern Italy, 25% in the Center and 18% in the North.

Even with regards to the average spending per capita for a week’s holiday, there is a notable gap between the various Italian citizens: those who live in Northern Italy are willing to spend up to 740 euros, 630 euros for those in the Center and only 480 euros for those of the South. If age is taken into consideration, people up to 30 have a weekly budget of 450 euros, 800 euros for those aged between 31 and 60 and 595 euros for those over 61.

“The price increases are mainly due to the cost of accommodation facilities, which show up to a 23% increase compared to 2023, beach services (+11%) and transport (+26%). A 7-day holiday – concludes Susini – will cost from 20% to 25% more than last summer. Even foreign destinations are no longer convenient due to the increases in the cost of ferries and flights and Italians, in contrast with 2023, prefer to stay in. Italy by reducing trips abroad by 4%.