Italian Bike Tourism

The Bike Tourism in particular and sports tourism in general, represent a great opportunity for the commercial development of Italian tourism, because they offer the possibility of completing the tourist offer of the area and favoring seasonal adjustment.

The continuous growth of pedaling and bicycle tourism is not a temporary phenomenon, in Italy it has a constantly growing trend, so much so that it has transformed itself from a simple sporting passion into a real tourist destination for holidays.

The bike tourism, thanks to the combination of sport, entertainment and nature, constitutes an exciting experience for many tourist destinations, both for famous locations and for little-known territories, without considering that cycling tourism is also proposed as a real alternative of sustainable mobility .

A turnover that reaches around 45 billion euros in Europe, a sector that is increasingly finding general consensus, thanks also to the creation of routes, itineraries, cycle paths, etc., created to meet the needs of those traveling with the bike.

Italy has also decided to invest in this area, allocating over 400 million euros for the construction of tourist cycle paths. Statistics indicate that in Italy there are over 10 million cycling enthusiasts; the cycle tourist is aged between 35 and 55 and has a medium-high income, 34% of these use e-Bikes.

Cycling tourism is widespread in all Italian regions, among the most requested we point out Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Veneto, Sicily, Piedmont, Trentino Alto Adige, Lombardy, Liguria and Marche; the most requested periods for this type of holiday are the intermediate seasons, spring and autumn.

These data confirm the importance of this market segment for the seasonal adjustment of Italian tourism.