Punctual like the heat and the mosquitoes comes the “expensive prices” of the summer. The summer season is essentially just beginning, but there is no shortage of first projections on what the drain on the pockets of tourists and holidaymakers will be. Increases which should be, to tell the truth, more contained than in the recent past – for airline tickets it is estimated from +10% to +20% compared to 2023 according to what they report Codacons and Ubs with Cirium data – but which will still be added to the heavy ones of 2023.
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Among the most sought after and sought after tourist destinations in Italy, without a doubt, there is Puglia with its sea and its cities of art capable of attracting important tourist flows from both the internal and international markets. Spring, with the impressive arrivals that have characterized it, has heralded important numbers for the Apulian tourism sector throughout the entire season, but tourists will have to deal with the increases that will affect transport, catering and hospitality. Moreover, in past years the summer season in Puglia, as in the whole country, has faced a long series of increases caused first by the pandemic and, subsequently, by the increase in energy and raw materials bills, by the conflict in Ukraine and with a highly unstable geopolitical framework.
«Considering all the expense items that make up a holiday – underlines the president of the Consumer Research Centre, Furio Truzzi – this year going on holiday will cost on average between 15% and +20% more than in 2023» and the increases in the tourism sector in Puglia should be included in this percentage range, starting from the item that concerns the cost of transport necessary to reach holiday destinations.
Precisely to better understand the impact of travel prices on the holiday budget, it is useful to simulate the outward-return journey for a family of three in the weeks between 24 and 29 June, 15 and 20 July , and the central one in August, between the 12th and the 17th. A week’s holiday to and from Puglia from the main Italian cities, Milan, Venice, Turin and Bologna. Upon booking, the cost of transport alone turns out to be accessible for the bus and high for both the train and the plane between the months of July and August.
Starting from the analysis of flights to and from the airports of Brindisi and Bari, booking a “basic” trip for the last week of the current month costs no less than the 477 euros for the route between Venice and the Brindisi airport. The highest price is the one to fly from Venice and Bari and vice versa, with an outlay of 684 euros. It would be advisable to book now to fly to Puglia in the period between 15th and 20th July. Prices largely included between 149 euros for Bologna – Bari and 228 euros for Turin – Brindisi. Standing out above the quota are the 300 euros for the Milan – Brindisi and the Turin – Bari route, the most expensive route with its 391 euros.
The costs for a family of three begin to rise again if you want to book a flight to Puglia and return home for the week of August. In this case, in fact, we range from a convenient Bologna – Bari from 304 euros to 717 euros to cover the route between Turin and Bari.
The outlays are important if the “typical Italian family” wants to reach the Apulian peninsula by traveling by train. In this specific case, the overall expenditure for the fourth week of June never falls below 328 euros for the Turin – Bari route, reaching 443 for the rail connection between Milan and the Apulian capital. The costs are essentially around 300 euros in total if you were to book the railway trip for the third week of next month and do not skyrocket particularly high even for the August holidays, when the most expensive journey is between Turin and Bari at almost 372 EUR.
Finally, the bus option, the cost of the ticket per person starts from 17 euros for this month’s Bologna – Bari and reaches a maximum point of 64 euros for the connection between the Adriatic city and Milan during the August holidays, the doubt remains of a mode of mobility that lengthens travel times and preserves a whole series of critical issues.
Holiday travel to and from Puglia is undoubtedly affected by the cost of fuel at the service station and that of motorway tolls which increased by 3.4% just last year. The average weekly price of diesel stood at 1,711 euros per liter as of 3 June, while that of petrol reached 1,865 euros: important values which have a clear impact on holiday expenses also for the Apulians who choose “bite” tourism as a form of tourism. and flee” and proximity.
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