A survey from April 2020 asked Italian individuals if in the future they are going to reduce holiday travels because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Data showed that 43 percent of respondents claimed they will reduce vacation travels for a while, before getting back to their usual behavior. Whereas 38 percent of respondents believed they will not change their habits, 12 percent of the survey sample thought to permanently reduce such travels in the future. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

A survey from April 2020, focusing on the summer holiday planning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, revealed that hotels were the preferred accommodations for this year's summer trips. Specifically, 37 percent of interviewees claimed they would spend their summer holidays in hotels, while 30 percent of the survey sample preferred rented houses. Only three percent of respondents planned on spending the 2020 summer holidays in boat or cruise ships. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant influence on the holiday intentions of Italian travelers. According to a survey from June 2020, it is likely that Italian individuals will prefer short holidays in destinations close to where they live, rather than long trips or travels abroad, in 2020. Almost ***** in *** interviewees claimed that it will be either likely or very likely to spend short holidays in nearby destinations during this year. By contrast, ** percent of respondents believed that it will be unlikely to spend holidays outside of Europe in 2020.

According to a survey from March 2020, seaside locations were the most popular holiday destinations among Italian individuals willing to travel in Italy after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Italians willing to visit national seaside tourist locations were 39 percent of all respondents. Similarly, 26 percent of interviewees claimed to be willing to visit art cities when the coronavirus emergency will be over. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has likely affected the most vulnerable groups of patients and those requiring time-critical access to healthcare services, such as patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to use time trend data to assess the impact of COVID-19 on timely diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) in the Italian Piedmont region.MethodsThis study was based on two different data sources. First, regional hospital discharge register data were used to identify incident HNC in patients ≥18 years old during the period from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2020. Interrupted time-series analysis was used to model the long-time trends in monthly incident HNC before COVID-19 while accounting for holiday-related seasonal fluctuations in the HNC admissions. Second, in a population of incident HNC patients eligible for recruitment in an ongoing clinical cohort study (HEADSpAcE) that started before the COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the distribution of early-stage and late-stage diagnoses between the pre-COVID-19 and the COVID-19 period.ResultsThere were 4,811 incident HNC admissions in the 5-year period before the COVID-19 outbreak and 832 admissions in 2020, of which 689 occurred after the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. An initial reduction of 28% in admissions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (RR 0.72, 95% CI 0.62–0.84) was largely addressed by the end of 2020 (RR 0.96, 95% CI 0.89–1.03) when considering the whole population, although there were some heterogeneities. The gap between observed and expected admissions was particularly evident and had not completely recovered by the end of the year in older (≥75 years) patients (RR: 0.88, 0.76–1.01), patients with a Romano-Charlson comorbidity index below 2 (RR 0.91, 95% CI: 0.84–1.00), and primary surgically treated patients (RR 0.88, 95% CI 0.80–0.97). In the subgroup of patients eligible for the ongoing active recruitment, we observed no evidence of a shift toward a more advanced stage at diagnosis in the periods following the first pandemic wave.ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected differentially the management of certain groups of incident HNC patients, with more pronounced impact on older patients, those treated primarily surgically, and those with less comorbidities. The missed and delayed diagnoses may translate into worser oncological outcomes in these patients.

A survey from April 2020 asked Italian individuals about their travel habits after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 34 percent of respondents believed they would take more domestic trips. Similarly, 24 percent of interviewees claimed they would explore the areas closed to where they live. Overall, 16 percent of Italians who took part in the survey thought of taking less trips when the emergency will be over. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic dramatically hit the tourism industry, as countries worldwide had to close their borders and limit international travels to contain the outbreak. In **********, the Italian government imposed a national lockdown and started to ease it gradually in May. As a result of the global travel restrictions, the per capita holiday spending in Italy sharply dropped in 2020, amounting to *** euros. In this respect, the pandemic brought the per capita holiday spending in Italy back to the level recorded in 1975, when Italians spent an average of *** euros per capita on holiday trips.

According to a June 2021 study, the share of Italians going on summer holidays is forecast to increase significantly in 2021 over the previous year. In 2020, due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, roughly ** percent of the survey sample claimed to have been on summer vacations, decreasing from ** percent in 2019. As estimated, the share of Italian summer vacationers is expected to reach ** percent in 2021.

A survey from April 2020, focusing on the summer holiday planning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, asked opinions about nature trips, namely holidays spent in the nature. ** percent of respondents believed that nature holidays are an eco-friendly way to spend the holidays. Moreover, ** percent of interviewees claimed that holidays in the nature are a great alternative to hotels, if someone wants to be sure to respect social distancing.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the annual holiday expenditure of German travelers in Italy fell sharply in 2020 when compared to the previous year. While the expenditure of German vacationers in Italy amounted to roughly *** billion euros in 2019, it dropped to approximately *** billion euros in 2020. Meanwhile, the spending of U.S. visitors decreased from *** billion in 2019 to just *** million in 2020.

According to a survey from March 2020, art cities were the most popular holiday destinations among Italian individuals willing to travel abroad after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Italians willing to visit international art cities were 17 percent of all interviewees. Moreover, 11 percent of respondents claimed to be willing to visit seaside locations when the coronavirus emergency is over. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Spain tops the list of Mediterranean countries that holidaymakers would like to visit first following the first wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Italy and Greece followed, with over ** percent each. Almost ** percent of the respondents would not visit any of the listed countries.

A survey from April 2020, showed that 66 percent of Italian consumers decreased their spending on travels and holidays during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency. Whereas two percent of interviewees stated to have increased their travel spending, four in ten respondents believed it remained unchanged. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The most popular holiday destination abroad for Romanians in 2021 was Greece. At the same time, 13 percent of respondents preferred traveling to Italy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic this year.

The number of trips abroad took by Italian travelers decreased sharply in 2020 and 2021 compared to 2019, due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, most outbound tourists traveled by plane in 2021. However, the number of plane trips abroad declined from nearly *** million in 2019 to approximately *** million in 2021. Meanwhile, Italian outbound tourists made roughly *** million car trips in 2021.

According to a survey conducted in November 2020 in Italy, ** percent of respondents were eager to break the COVID-19 rules during the Christmas Holidays. The Italian government, in fact, planned to tighten the already existing social distancing rules to contain the spread of the virus in a period of huge gatherings like the Christmas one traditionally is. Among people who were eager to break these rules, most of them would do so in order to celebrate this festivity with their dear ones. In particular, ** percent of the respondents would break COVID-19 rules to celebrate with the closest members of their family. Another ** percent of the respondents would do the same in order to celebrate with their extended family.

Reservations on Airbnb, Expedia and Booking.com declined significantly in Europe's most popular holiday countries during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and the beginning of 2021. Online reservations for tourist accommodations in Spain, for example, reached a year-on-year decrease of ** percent in week **, a figure broadly comparable to that in France, Italy and the United Kingdom. During the summer, figures did pick up again but were still lower than those in 2019.

The statistic shows the year-over-year percentage change in tourist overnight stays in the Italian region of Trentino-South Tyrol between the winter seasons 2006/2007 and 2019/2020. Data show that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on the overnight stays recorded in this region. As of the winter season 2019/2020, tourist overnight stays in Trentino South-Tyrol dropped by ** percent, compared to the previous year.

The number of overnight stays for leisure and business trips taken by Italians grew in 2022 over the previous year, after dropping sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the annual increase, the volume of overnight stays remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling roughly *** million in 2022. That year, Italian travelers recorded around *** million overnight stays for vacations and approximately ** million stays for business trips.