Long weekend of April 25th, Rome heading to full house: Hotels and B&Bs 85% full

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The long weekend of April 25, 2024 will be almost sold out in Rome and its province but also in the rest of the region. Hotels and B&Bs occupied up to 85%. From a monitoring of its members, Assoturismo Roma e Lazio finds a growing trend in bookings both in the hotel, non-hotel and catering sectors. The weather temperatures, even if uncertain, will not discourage tourists who will however fall back on the art City. From Viterbo to the small villages of Tuscia. The lakes of Lazio with Bracciano and the small towns of the “Castelli Romani” will be very popular.

75% foreigners

More than 50% of Italians – continues Assoturismo Rome and Lazio – will move outside the region, and Lazio will be one of the favorite destinations with the Capital at the top. Rome will be filled with tourists, 75% foreigners since already high season the rest will be Italians. The Romans will contribute to this transfer game, favoring nearby regions such as Tuscany, Umbria and Abruzzo. Many second box to the sea on the coast which, regardless of the weather, will be open once more. Off-site workers will not return to the city until May 1st. Two holidays, April 25th and May 1st, which for a very small percentage of virtuous people might be worth a long holiday period with only 5 days of vacation, from April 25th to May 5th.

Queues at the Colosseum, Pantheon and Vatican Museums

Angelo Di Porto Assoturismo Rome and Lazio comments: «Rome, the queen of the Lazio region, always the great attraction with its historic center unique in the world. Hotels and B&Bs occupied up to 85%. The food features the musts of typical Roman cuisine. Mostly the search for trattorias in historic neighborhoods with strong attention to menu prices. There are kilometre-long queues at the Colosseum, Pantheon and Vatican Museums.”

Walks and visits

Assoturismo Roma makes it known that the main activities of Italian tourists will be outdoor walks and visits to places of culture. 70% will travel by car, 20% by train and 10% by plane. Overnight stays will be on average 3 nights and there average expense per person per day it will be around 180 Euros. Foreigners will opt more for art cities. Only 10% of Romans will travel abroad, mostly to Europe with flights purchased long in advance due to high prices. The fluctuations in tariffs with peak increases during the holiday periods discourage less wealthy families.

Construction site hub

Daniele Brocchi, Rome Confesercenti tourism director, also points out well-known mourners in the capital who will not help tourists: «The construction sites for the jubilee they will not give photographs worthy of the beauty known to tourists, especially in Piazza Venezia obscured by the metro construction site for the next few years. Public transport services are lacking with some stations metropolitan closed like Ottaviano and Vittorio Emanuele and the travel times are limited to 9pm. Villa Borghese is one of the most popular destinations currently under restoration with the collection divided and some Caravaggios on loan he will not give his best. Finally, the chronic lack of real pedestrian areas.”