Italy Presentation Flanders Connection 2014
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Destination presentation: Italy Flanders Connection Brussels, 2 December 2014
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Italian economic indicators
- GDP per capita (real 2013): 22.895 euro
1,7%
0,6%
-2,4% -1,8%
1,5%
-0,3%
-4,0%
-2,6%
-5,0%
-4,0%
-3,0%
-2,0%
-1,0%
0,0%
1,0%
2,0%
2010 2011 2012 2013
GDP year on year change, real, local currency
Consumer spending year on year change, real, local currency
Source: Oxford Economics, TDM
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The Italian market
Travel market in Italy:
- Number of holidays 2013 vs 2012: -16%
- Number of short holidays 2013 vs 2012: -23%
- Number of holidays abroad 2013 vs 2012: -21%
- Number of overnights for short holidays 2013 vs 2012: -22% Source: Istat
Ranking 2009 Ranking 2013
1 Germany 1 China
2 United States of America 2 United States of America
3 United Kingdom 3 Germany
4 China 4 Russian Federation
5 France 5 United Kingdom
6 Italy 8 Italy
Ranking of markets in terms of total outbound travel expenditure (excl transport)
Source: UNWTO
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The Italian market
93,5% of Italians know Flanders in a broad (= heard the name) sense
70,3% of Italians know Flanders in a strict (= have an imagine of it) sense
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
+33%
Italian overnight stays in Flanders: 7th market
Source: FDP Economy, GDS
Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen
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The Italian market
80% books on-line - Players in the market:
- Booking.com - Expedia.com - Edreams.com
- Volagratis.it - ...
- Trend: meta search engines are collecting and driving on-line trafic
- Kayak.com - Skyscanner.com - Trivago.com
20% books via travel agencies - 9.000 travel agencies in 2013
- 13.200 in 2009 - -9% of holidays booked in
2013 (-16% whole market)
- Trend: self tour-operating
- No more “pure” resellers - All agencies have licences and
can make packages
- Important market penetration ex. North-East
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From the past…
- Interesting co-operations between the industry in Flanders and VisitFlanders Italy:
- Fam trip in co-operation with VOS Travel - Participants appreciate the direct involvement of a partners, the trip has a
stronger focus on conversion
- Sharing of costs
- Guarantee for quality
- Introduction of offers by local DMC’s in trade newsletters - Increase of number of prospects following the newsletter
- Increase of the interest of Italian travel agencies & TO
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…To the future
- Opportunities in 2015 - Special joint-promotions focused on beer experiences in Flanders
- Packages will be collected by VF and distributed to the market before summer via a small B2B campaign
- Packages will be distributed in occasion on trade events VF takes part in (workshop Travel Open Day and fair TTG Incontri)
- VF guarantees visibility in the market
- Desiderata: Italian tour leader, good rates, beer experiences
- Fam trips
- 2 group (15 pax max.) fam trips in 2015 focused on heritage and beer
- + stimulation of individual trips to Flanders of travel agents
- VF guarantees quality of the participants, support and visibility
- Desiderata: willingness to invest in the market, sharing of costs
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Your partner in Italy
VISITFLANDERS Ente del turismo delle Fiandre P.za S.M. Beltrade 2 20123 Milano www.turismofiandre.it www.facebook.com/turismofiandre www.twitter.com/turismofiandre
DANKUWEL!
Giovanna Sainaghi Director Italy [email protected]
Silvia Clarin Trade Manager [email protected]
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