Table 3.
Preferred hobbies and type of tourism/activities to carry out during holidays according to restaurants’ customers.
| Variable | Description | Customers’ Country of Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy (%) 1 | Other Countries (%) 1 | ||
| Preferred Hobby | Electronics, informatics | 16.3 | 15.0 |
| Music, cinema, theater, photo, reading, painting, writing, gardening, etc. | 69.6 | 73.2 | |
| Walking | 40.0 | 52,3 | |
| Competitive sport | 21.5 | 12.4 | |
| Outdoor sports (bike, running, trekking, hiking, etc.) | 90.7 | 72.5 | |
| Indoor sports | 23.7 | 22.9 | |
| Other | 3.0 | 7.8 | |
| No hobbies | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| Preferred type of tourism | Religious tourism | 3.0 | 9.8 |
| Seaside tourism | 56.3 | 52.9 | |
| Cultural tourism | 60.4 | 54.9 | |
| Sustainable tourism | 15.9 | 23.5 | |
| Sport tourism | 20.3 | 10.5 | |
| Food and wine tourism | 22.1 | 36.6 | |
| Something else | 0.8 | 9.8 | |
| Preferred activities during holidays (Italian and foreign respondents together) | Visit UNESCO sites | 20 | |
| Visit cities of art | 40 | ||
| Participation to events/expositions | 60 | ||
| Go to cinema/theaters/concerts/entertainments | 32 | ||
| Visit museums/collections | 46 | ||
| Eat local food at typical/traditional restaurants | 87 | ||
| Playing sports | 33 | ||
| Health and beauty care | 26 | ||
1 Percentages indicate the preference’s frequency for each of the variables (preferred hobby and preferred type of tourism): the shares do not add up to 100.