Flash Eurobarometer 291 (Survey on the Attitudes of Europeans Towards Tourism, 2010)

Travel behaviour in 2009. Holiday plans for 2010.

Topics: number of travels in 2009 for business purposes or private purposes for a minimum of one night; number of short trips for less than four nights; number of personal holidays for a minimum of four consecutive nights; main reason for not going on holiday in 2009; major motivation for main holiday trip in 2009; use of the following means of transport to travel to holiday destination in 2009: airplane, boat, train, bus, car or motorbike, bicycle, other; kind of main holiday trip in 2009: travel and accommodation organized individually, travel and accommodation booked through a travel agency, package tour or all-inclusive-holiday booked via the internet, package tour or all-inclusive-holiday booked through a travel agency; kind of leisure spending willing to reduce most: entertainment, restaurants and cafés, shopping, beauty and wellness treatments, sports and other activities; preferred type of holiday destinations; main expectations from non-traditional holiday destinations; most important information sources for a decision about own travel plans; most important attractions with regard to the choice of a holiday destination; holiday plans in 2010; ability to afford planned holidays; country of the main holiday in 2010.

Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; interviewer ID; language of the interview; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; call history; region; weighting factor.