Over 9mn Italians travelling on Liberation Day 'bridge'

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 21 - Over nine million Italians will be travelling over the 'bridge' long weekend that ends with Liberation Day on Monday April 25, hotel group Federalberghi said Thursday.
    The precise number estimated by Federalberghi in a poll is 9.298 million.
    Some 91.7% of those polled will stay in Italy while 8.3% will travel abroad, the survey said.
    The top destinations for those staying in Italy are art cities (31.0%), the seaside (22.6%), and the mountains (19.8%).
    As for foreign destinations, major European capitals led on 67.3%, followed by seaside resorts on 16.4%.
    The preferred accommodation will be the hotel (34.1%), followed by the homes of friends and relatives (22.5%, bed & breakfasts (15.9%) and second homes (12.4%).
    The long weekend will generate business worth some 4.33 billion euros, Federalberghi said. (ANSA).