Tourists at Easter: for Federalberghi not rosy forecasts

Are not rosy forecasts Federalberghi Tuscany for the Easter holidays.

For President Paul Corchia "after a first quarter characterized by a good hold of the market, the survey of the Centre for Tourism Studies of Florence confirms that the trend for the holiday season is a significant delay of the bookings, although it remains the hope of choices of vacation at the last minute, decided after ascertaining the weather ".

In any case the expectations are lower than the results of the 2014, Easter when joined to the deck of the 25 April with a holiday period particularly tempting.

Indeed, in April 2014 Tuscany recorded a +11% of arrivals, 12% more overnight stays, with a strong recovery of the Italian market (+10%) and a strengthening of international flows (+15%).

To date, the greatest decrease was reported for bookings of Italian, and for those who will come in Tuscany promises a trip of short duration: one or two days and concentrated between Saturday and Monday.

What gives hope is that the countrymen usually decide the starting close to the holidays or have decided to choose a holiday in Tuscany using a hypothetical bridge between 25 April and 1 may.

Greater dynamism registers, instead, on the front of the foreign market and in terms of attendance totals approximately 51% of totale.

From the analysis of bookings already received, well the 50% regards the main cities of the region.

The second type of offer more demand is the "country / hill" (25%); to follow in the areas of the coast (15%) and spas (10%).

According to research conducted on various portals online hotel booking does not register in any case a regional tourist destination denouncing the sold out for the Easter weekend (from Friday to Sunday).

The highest percentage of employment is found in Florence (which varies from one portal to another between the 70 and 80%).

The beach resorts ranging from 50% al 60%.

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 58 - Year II 1/04/2015