Italians took 58 mln trips in 2015, 81.1% in Italy - Istat

(ANSA) - Rome, February 10 - 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%.