{"id":18814,"date":"2026-05-19T13:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/vacation-home-exchange-italy-among-favorite-destinations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:23:24","slug":"vacation-home-exchange-italy-among-favorite-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/vacation-home-exchange-italy-among-favorite-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation home exchange: Italy among favorite destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vacation home exchange is galloping, and Italy is growing among the most sought-after destinations. According to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeexchange.com\/\">HomeExchange<\/a> the industry&#8217;s leading platform, <strong>for the summer of 2026 our country records a 26 percent increase in planned exchanges <\/strong>compared to the previous year. The signal is clear: feeling &#8220;at home&#8221; even far from one&#8217;s own walls emerges as a priority of the new tourism.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rome, Venice and Florence remain strongholds of tradition<\/strong>. But the real leap forward concerns outdoor vacations. In the period between June 6 and September 15, <strong>exchanges in homes surrounded by nature&#8211;countryside <\/strong>, mountain and <strong>lake&#8211;marked a 50 percent increase over 2025<\/strong>. The countryside leads with 290 exchanges already confirmed, followed by the mountains with 190 and the lake with 150.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demand is driven mainly by European neighbors: <strong>60 percent of tourists choosing home exchange in Italy come from the rest of Europe<\/strong>, with France and Spain leading the way. This is followed by domestic flows from Italians. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The trend of 2026 is no longer just traveling, but inhabiting the land,&#8221; comments <strong>Emmanuel Arnaud<\/strong>, co-founder of HomeExchange. &#8220;With more than 164,000 overnight stays already booked in Italy, we see how HomeExchange is becoming the choice of choice <strong>for those seeking a sustainable, humane vacation immersed in nature<\/strong>, away from traditional hotel circuits.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The numbers for summer 2026 (June 6-September 15) confirm the trend: there are 7,380 planned exchanges (+26% compared to 2025), 164,615 expected overnight stays (+19%), and 24,035 expected guests (+24%). On the regional front, <strong>Tuscany leads the ranking for the<\/strong> first time <strong>, followed by Lazio, Veneto, Sardinia and Sicily<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phenomenon is not just Italian. In the rest of the world there are 133,745 exchanges already planned for the summer (+23%), totaling more than 3.5 million overnight stays. A global expansion that photographs a profound change in the way of conceiving vacations: fewer hotels, more authenticity, more connection with places.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the summer of 2026, our country reports a 26 percent increase in trade. 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