Tourism in Europe: does age matter?
This publication of EUROSTAT focuses on selective aspects of the travel behaviour of residents from the EU Member States in 2006. In so doing it mainly deals with differences, if any, in the travel behaviour of four different age groups, that is tourists aged 15 to 24 years, 25 to 44 years, 45 to 64 years and older than 64 years.
Highlights
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People aged 25 to 44 years make up the
largest share of the total number of tourists -
While on average 55% of the population
makes at least one holiday trip of four nights
or more during the year, this is only the case
for 41% of the population aged 65 years and
over -
More than 6 out of 10 holiday trips are spent
within the own country, for the oldest age
group more than 7 out of 10 trips are
domestic trips -
Of all persons participating in tourism,
tourists aged 65 and over make on average
the most and the longest trips
Statistics in focus 69/2008
Author: Julia URHAUSEN