Gap year travel, an investigation

View/ open
Author
Russell, Olivia
Date
2011Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The tourism industry is regarded as the largest industry in the world (Cooper et.al, 2OOO), and gap year travel is reported as the most active travel sector of the new Millennium (gapyear.com, 2010).
This dissertation researched into the 'changing markets of gap year travel taken by UK residents'. This was accomplished through the employment of key objectives that explored into the past literature on the subject, with particular examination into how this travel movement has evolved as a product from improved technology, money and motivations of a consumer.
Following this, semi-structured interviews were conducted to uncover current opinions of the gap year, to conclusively lead to the predictions in the future of this market.
It is evident from this study that there is a noticeable growth of the gap year market in the United Kingdom. It was found from the research that the consumer now has a greater motivation to travel, has the amenities to endure the experience and has the freedom for movement; thus accounting for the expansion of gap travel, The dissertation concludes that whilst economic and political situations may disturb gap year activity, the travel phenomenon will in fact continue to grow, reaching international destinations, opening up new markets with a strong probability of it becoming apart of working life.
Description
BA (Hons) Tourism Management
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, subject and abstract.
-
Factors Influencing Purchase Intention for Online Travel Products - Case Study of Taiwanese Consumers
Lin, Pei-Jung (University of WalesCardiff School of Management, 2010)The Internet has dramatically changed how people communicate, search for information, make decisions and purchase goods/services. Travel product has distinguishing features which make them particularly receptive to the ... -
DETERMINING THE MOTIVATIONS OF MILLENNIAL TRAVELLERS IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURAL EXPERIENCES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Honeyball, Eleanor (Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017-04)The aim of this study was to explore what motivational factors influence travel for cultural experiences in Southeast Asia for the millennial traveller. The main topics that are discussed and analysed in this study include ... -
Effect of travel and fixture scheduling in the Trans-Tasman Netball League
Boothby, Lauren; Dawson, Brian; Peeling, Peter; Wallman, Karen; O'Donoghue, Peter (New Zealand Federation of Sports Medicine, 2019-04-01)Introduction: Home advantage, defined as the tendency of sporting-teams to have more success at their home ground, has been well documented. Notably, air travel, which can result in travel fatigue and jet lag (particularly ...