Emirates, carried 130 thousand Italians this summer: after New York and Dubai, Bali is the favorite destination

The 2023 summer season? With About 130 thousand passengers departing from the 4 gateways of Rome, Milan, Bologna and Venice in the months of June to August and more than 120 thousand passengers arriving from abroad, Italy's was one of the best seasons in recent years. Reasons include people's willingness to return to travel and the continued increase in demand in the aviation and travel sector.

This is the picture of the Italian market taken by Emirates, the world's largest international airline, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, which falls on September 27. Italian trends, moreover, confirm what has already been found globally by the airline, which, within a network of nearly 140 destinations on six continents, recorded one of the busiest summers ever.

Emirates passenger identikit from Italy.

Looking at the approximately 130,000 people from Italy who chose to go abroad during the summer period, Emirates tries to make The sketch of the "typical traveler." If from one part 75% of travelers chose the company for their leisure trips, on the other hand it is surprising to see that nearly one in two travelers (the 40.6%) chose to travel alone.

Those who travel in company do so for 25.5% with their partner, 21.1% with their family, and 12.7% in a "group." The top 10 favorite destinations from Italy? New York, Dubai, Denpasar, Colombo, Tokyo, Dhaka, Bangkok, Mauritius, Male, and Cape Town.

Who chooses Emirates to fly to Italy

A plane travels in two directions, and so EK also photographed travelers flying aboard A380s and 777/300s to Italy from abroad. Instead, more than 120 thousand passengers from all over the world chose Italy as their travel destination.

Being attracted to the Belpaese are mainly travelers from Australia (About 30,000 visitors arrived from Sidney), from America (about 20,000 from New York) and from the Emirates (about 19,000 from Dubai). Tourist flows to Italy are also related to both pleasure and business: 67% of travelers chose to spend a leisure trip in Italy and 5% traveled to the Italian market for business.

Winter without the A380 from Milan to New York

New for the winter schedule will be. The absence of the A380 on the Milan-New York route., the most popular flight among those Emirates operates in Italy and the one most used by Italians as the numbers just released by the company demonstrate the success of the route from Malpensa to the Big Apple.

Even ahead of the colder months of the year, the travel experience with Emirates will be increasingly focused on comfort, both on board and in the air, with premium amenities. This is evidenced by the latest innovations unveiled by the airline such as the new collection of elegant Bulgari signature amenity kits available in First and Business Class, the expansion of the codeshare partnership with United with the addition of nine destinations in Mexico, plus two major interline partnerships, one with Maldivian - the flag carrier of the Maldives archipelago - and a second with SriLankan Airlines - the national carrier of Sri Lanka. Finally, starting November 1, Emirates will enhance its services to Hong Kong - one of the busiest destinations from our country, and during the same period, it will upgrade its services to Sydney and return to fly to Adelaide.

"Emirates' Italian summer went very well overall, with inbound flows in line with the company's entire network. We recorded flights at full capacity throughout the summer and this is a clear demonstration that Italians, but more generally our customers, want to continue to travel," said Flavio Ghiringhelli, Emirates country manager in Italy. "Choosing to fly with our airline is once again synonymous with the fact that customers recognize in us the highest quality service both on the ground and in the sky. Just think of the innovations presented in the last year: from the digital boarding passes for those passing through Dubai, to the extension of the in-flight meal pre-order service to Rome, Venice and Bologna as well, to the innovations in catering and wi-fi that have been made precisely following the suggestions of those who travel with us. Choosing to fly with Emirates is definitely synonymous with quality and trust."