From a recent survey conducted by Federalberghi Aeolian Islands on a sample of archipelago accommodation facilities, encouraging signals emerge in view of the opening of the 2025 tourist season.
Unit of Easter about 65% of the structures are already open, while a further 15% programmed the opening for the April 25th bridge. This data takes on particular relevance on the island of Lipari, where there is a greater ferment also thanks to the presence of the international film troupe led by Christopher Nolan, since yesterday arriving from the Egadi for the filming of the film Odyssey.
A particularly interesting fact concerns over 70% of the structures that this year anticipated the opening compared to 2024. The advance, which in some cases exceeds two weeks, is mainly due to the “high” Easter and in the presence of close bridges that stimulate the tourist demand, in particular that of April 25 and 1 May.
On the reservations front, the month of April shows a slight positive signal compared to last year: 44% of the structures declare an increase, albeit content (between 0% and 10%), while only 33% signal a significant drop (over 30%).
For May, however, the forecasts are less favorable: the structures are divided equally between those who record an increase and those who report a decrease, suggesting a tendentially stable or slightly negative trend compared to 2024.
The perspectives improve in the months of June and July, with about 55% of the interviewees that reports increases, although in many cases they are still of moderate variations (0–10%).
For now, the month of August appears substantially stable compared to last year: more than half of the structures reports a number of reservations similar or slightly increase, but a non -negligible share reports a slight drop.
Particularly positive is the data relating to September, which sees a good part of the operators, confiding in an increase in presences, confirming a growing trend of the “tail” of the season.
October instead presents itself as the most uncertain month: most of the interviewees do not yet detect significant data or report a drop, with some cases of decrease greater than 30%.