Distribution of trips made by Italians 2022, by accommodation

What is the preferred travel accommodation among Italian travelers? In 2022, nearly 37 percent of trips made by Italians included hotel stays. That year, stays at homes of relatives or friends represented the second most popular choice, accounting for 30 percent of all visits. When focusing on business tourism, hotels were by far the preferred tourist accommodation among Italian business travelers.

Other preferences of Italian leisure and business travelers

In 2022, direct booking was the preferred travel booking method for either leisure or business trips taken by Italians. Moreover, Italian residents who made leisure trips traveled on average longer than those who took trips for work-related reasons in 2022.

Leisure and business overnight stays during the COVID-19 pandemic

While leisure and business overnight stays by Italian travelers fell dramatically with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they experienced a significant annual increase in 2022. Despite the rise, the volume of overnight stays remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling around 347 million in 2022.