The number of trips Italian
residents took in 2015 for work and leisure remained stable,
with almost 58 million journeys including an overnight stay,
Italian statistics bureau Istat said on Wednesday.
Istat said the six-month Universal Exposition in Milan,
which kicked off last May 1, had a significant impact during the
summer with over one million residents in Italy visiting, five
times more than in 2014.
In 81.1% of cases, Italian residents chose Italy while trips
abroad - 18.9% - mostly concerned European Union countries -
11.2% of cases.
The long summer holidays in Italy were mostly spent in the
central Emilia-Romagna region - 17.4% - and Puglia in the south
- 11.3%.
The northern Trentino-Alto Adige region was the top
destination during the winter - 22.5% - and fall - 16.4%.
Spain was the most attractive choice for long holidays
abroad - in 115% of cases - while France was the top choice for
short trips - 22.6%.
Germany was the top business destination - 13.4%.
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