Holiday trips for 23 million Italians in July, Aug - study

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 5 - Some 23 million Italian people either went on a trip in July or are going on holiday in August, Raffaele Rio, the head of market-research institute Demoskopika, told ANSA on Friday.
    He said 67% of Italian holidaymakers had chosen seaside destinations.
    Around 21.5% have opted for vacations in the mountains, in the countryside or beside a lake, he said.
    Just under 9% were going to cities rich with art and culture.
    Rio said 74% of the travellers were staying in Italy.
    Almost a fifth of the holidaymakers (19.9%) are going to other parts of Europe while 6.1% are travelling outside the continent.
    A total of around 8.5 million Italians are holidaying abroad.
    (ANSA).