Despite Covid, Italians dream of holidays (and the sea) – Italian Cuisine

Despite Covid, Italians dream of holidays (and the sea)


According to a survey by Eden Viaggi, Italians have not lost the desire to travel. And the first desire for summer remains the beach

Before the emergency exploded Coronavirus, the 39% of Italians had already booked the holidays for spring bridges or forsummer. Trips that have been canceled, postponed or are still waiting to be confirmed. Now that the go-ahead between the regions has been given and 25 Italian airports are back in operation, 63% of people want to return to travel as soon as possible and possibly do so in our country. This is what emerges from a poll on a sample of over 10,000 Italians carried out by Eden Travel who investigated the wishes of Italians in terms of holidays and travel after this lockdown period.

Quarantine fantasy trips

Meaningful the fact that 18% who had booked the holidays before the emergency he has not yet canceled them. And that the 60% of the Italians you already declare feel comfortable with the idea of ​​traveling in Italy, while the 33% it has the same serenity towards travel abroad. Waiting for the next escape we have not stopped travel with the mind and fantasize (91% of the interviewees did it): there are those who started relate to old photos of past trips (50%), who started get information by browsing catalogs and web pages of Tour Operators (49%) or, again, travel blogger magazines and stories (13%), those who trusted the company (26%) or those who have traveled on the movie plots (21%) e some books (16%).

Beach holidays: the desire of 65% of Italians

But what trips do Italians dream of now? Desires have not changed so much: the 65% dream of a holiday All Inclusive at the sea, to allow yourself a well-deserved relaxation and finally unplug the plug after these months of smart working and distance learning. Always the sea but with flight + hotel package is the desire of 36% of respondents. Mountain, nature and clean air are the dream of 16%, while others await the moment when they can finally visit the most beautiful again art City (14%), between exhibitions, museums and ancient wonders, or where they can experience the adventure of a safari in Africa (13%) to see the Big Five up close in their natural habitat, without neglecting the desire for a return of the group travel (10%) which includes the theme of sharing experiences and sustainable tours (10%) to get closer and closer to local populations and customs. Since the Italians travel mainly in family (38%) or with your own partner (44%) looking for hospitality in the villages (54% of responses), followed by hotel or bed & breakfast (25%), luxury resort (17%) e flat (14%).

Discounts, security, advice are sought

And, given the period in which we find ourselves, 49% of Italians expect discounts on travel that allow everyone to enjoy a vacation, the safety in facilities and on the go (24%), a more complete travel insurance that allows you to leave in peace (15%) and more advice from tourism experts on what will be the best holiday destinations to choose from (12%). But, as a demonstration of what has already been said, that is that people really can't wait to move around the world free, 27% say with passion that they want to adapt to everything, the important thing is to start traveling again.

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