PItalians spent last year’s New Year’s Eve dinner 2.5 billion euros for food and drinks e almost nine out of ten (88%) consumed it at home, their own or that of relatives and friends, while the others were divided between restaurants and farmhouses with over three hundred thousand visitors. This is what emerged from the balance drawn by the Coldiretti, which highlights the return to the table of the most typical products of the longest night of the year.
This year too, for many the choice will fall on home parties with friends and relatives, both from a savings – given that the costs for dinners and organized evenings rise that evening – and for a greater desire for warmth and closeness with the dearest loved ones.
What won’t be missing at the New Year’s Eve party
The platform’s data also bears witness to this trend Pinterest Trends for Italy regarding the theme New Year’s Eve party at home which recorded the following percentages of increase in interest:
- DIY New Year’s Eve centerpiece: +26% (increase from 4 December 2024)
- Karaoke: +4% (increase from November 13, 2024)
- Vintage crockery: +44% (increase from November 13, 2024)
- DIY festoons: +22% (increase from November 19, 2024)
- Crochet coasters: +7% (increase from November 20, 2024)
- Fireworks: +21% (increase from November 20, 2024)
- Paper stars: +75% (increase from November 6, 2024)
Surely technology will also be indispensable in New Year’s Eve parties to entertain and make the evening more sparkling. From Karaoke devices (also reported in Pinterest trends, at musical speakers obviously also passing through the tablei smart board games and the layout of the space, with the LED lights sure protagonists. In the gallery below some hi-tech inspiration that could find space in the perfect end-of-year home party.
Christmas Blues? Travel or organize a New Year’s Eve party at home with friends
The melancholy of the end of year holidays affects one in 4 Italians: a survey reveals this IKONO, network of immersive spaces, which investigated the phenomenon of Christmas Blues, a sort of emotional malaise that can manifest itself in multiple forms: sadness, anxiety, sense of loneliness, stress linked to social and family commitments, or a certain difficulty in dealing with the high expectations of happiness that the Christmas period brings with it… The causes? Social pressure to be happy during the holidays (34%) or memories and people linked to Christmas (29%).
Despite the veil of melancholy, tradition prevails during the holidays: 73% of those interviewed declared that they spent Christmas and the holidays of the period, including New Year’s Eve, in the company of family or friendsbut little by little more individual and particular alternatives are emerging. 14% say they like to use this period to travel or visit new places, 7% prefer to explore the city they live in or participate in events, while 6% choose to spend the holidays alone in peace.
Those who prefer to travel will spend around 335 euros each
I am 11.5 million Italians will take a trip this year during the Christmas holidays and, according to the survey commissioned by Facile.it at EMG Different, they will spend on average 335 euros eachfor a total estimated at almost 4 billion euros. Among those who will leave this year, 32% declared they have a higher budget available than last year; on the other hand, 23% said that, while not giving up the trip, they have fewer resources to spend. Almost 9 out of 10 travelers will choose a destination in Italywhile 1.5 million individuals, 13% of those who travel, will opt for a destination abroad (27% among those under 25).
Another expense to take into account is that of travel insurance policy; scrolling through the survey data, among those who will take a holiday, more than 4 million Italians have taken out insurance or intend to do so. How much does it cost? According to Facile.it’s simulations for a week’s holiday in Italy, the policies that cover assistance, the luggage and the cancellation departs from a cost of 28 eurosa value that rises to 39 euros if you move to Europe; at least 71 euros, however, for a week in the United States.
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