This summer 6.7 million Italians will not go on holiday and 4.4 million will give up due to wallet needs. It is the photograph taken from the latest survey commissioned by Facile.it from the Emg research institute, conducted on a representative sample of the adult population. A figure that highlights how, beyond the large flows towards beaches and mountains, there exists a significant portion of the population invisible to tourism statistics.
Money is the main motivation of those who stay at home
Among those staying at home, 66.4% responded that they will not leave for economic reasons. Other explanations given include the desire to go on holiday at another time of the year and the absence of days off, both indicated by 11.3% of respondents.
However, there are more than 618 thousand and almost 740 thousand who will stay at home to look after an elderly person or a pet. Finally, over 243,000 people decided not to leave due to fears related to the conflict in Iran (3.6%).
Among those left behind for money reasons, almost half point the finger at inflation and the general increase in the cost of living, while well over a million have been held back directly by the crazy prices of flights, hotels and holiday packages. 33.1% of those interviewed, i.e. over 1.4 million, however, confessed to having decided not to leave due to work-related problems, while around 900 thousand due to a situation of economic difficulty due to an unexpected event.
The rising prices linked to accommodation (flights, facilities, etc.) have then dissuaded more than 1 million compatriots from booking one. If the sample is divided on a territorial basis, it emerges that those who give up holidays are mainly residents of Southern Italy and the Islands (18.2% vs 15.7% at a national level); looking, however, at the age groups, the highest percentages are recorded among 55-64 year olds, where the value even reaches 22.6%.
There are many more Italians leaving
Of course, then there is the downside. Since the adult population is around 42-43 million people (excluding children and minors), it can be deduced that around 35 million compatriots go on holiday. On this point, Tecnè estimates for Federalberghi help us according to which between June and September around 36.2 million Italians will enjoy a period outside the home, with an average expense of 917 euros per person, or 94 euros per day, including travel, food, accommodation and entertainment. Those who stay at home do so mainly due to lack of liquidity (52.8%), for family reasons (25.7%) and for health reasons (24.5%).