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“Telefono Rosso” (Red Phone), the Department of Codacons devoted to holidays of Italians, spread today estimates the propensity to travel during the holiday season by citizens.
“According to our estimates - says President Carlo Rienzi - this year there will be a collapse of departures than last year, estimated in a decline of around 15%. Only 6.8 million Italians will put you on a journey to Christmas , Against 8 million in 2007, and the most affected will be traveling abroad. A weigh on the choices of citizens in the first place, the ongoing economic crisis that has impoverished the budgets and helped generate a climate of mistrust, which is added - Continues Rienzi - the fear of renewed attacks, following the events in Mumbai and Thailand ‘.
But from the Telefono Rosso/Codacons reveals other interesting data.
Those who decide to travel abroad, will reduce its budget, spending an average of 600 head (in 2006 spending was almost 800 euros), a decrease also will be the average length of vacations, which are set on an average 5 days against 7 of 2006.
Among the favorite destinations for foreign Italians for the Christmas holidays 2008 - contends Telefono Roso/Codacons - is Caribbean, Egypt and the Maldives, followed by the mountain, Switzerland and Austria in his head.

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