Reiseanalyse (Travel Survey Germany) 2014

Travel behaviour and travel arrangement. Motives and expectations for holiday trips.

Topics: Number of holiday trips in 2013 from 5 days duration, of short holiday trips (2-4 days duration) and of other trips with at least one overnight stay; holiday motives; preferred holiday activities; detailed information in the form of an annual scheme for all holiday trips of more than 5 days in 2013, such as destination, type of trip (active holiday, adventure holiday, rest holiday, sightseeing holiday, nature holiday, beach/bath/sun holiday, health holiday, study trip, cultural trip, round trip, family holiday, visit to relatives, fun/fun/party holiday, other), type of accommodation, number of people from one´s own household travelling with or of relatives, friends or acquaintances, number and age of children travelling with them, travel duration, travel expenses in total and per person, travel start; main holiday trip; travel destinations to selected countries and regions in Europe, non-European Mediterranean, long distance destinations, overseas and in Germany during the last three years; planned trip to these holiday regions in the next three years or probability of such a trip; frequency of selected holiday activities in the last three years (e.g. hiking, swimming in the pool, lake or sea, light sporting activities, excursions, resting, visiting theme/amusement parks, cycling, etc.); frequency of winter sports activities (skiing/snowboarding, cross-country skiing) and visits to water parks/adventure pools and science centres/experiences/exhibitions in the last three years; preferred holiday types in recent years and future holiday types planned; types of holidays taken in the last three years and planned for the future (fitness holidays, spa holidays, health holidays, wellness holidays, club holidays, sea cruises, study trips, city breaks, cultural trips, round trips); interest in these types of holidays; types of holidays taken in the last three years and planned for the future or holiday offers made in the last three years, types of accommodation and means of transport as well as general interest (holiday flat or holiday home, camping holiday in a tent, caravan or camper van, holiday centre, holiday park, centre parc, farm holiday or country holiday, bus trip, all-inclusive holiday); intention to travel 2014; Internet access; intensity of Internet use; Internet use for obtaining information and booking holiday trips; number of holiday trips 2011 and 2012 of 5 days or longer each.

Demography: sex; age of respondent and head of household; marital status of respondent and head of household; respondent is head of household; respondent is person in charge of household; education, professional activity and occupational status of respondent and head of household; household size; number of persons in the household aged 14 and over; children in the household and age of children; net household income; German citizenship; car ownership in the household.

Indices derived from this: Social class; phase of life.

Additionally coded was: federal state; origin west/east; local size; Nielsen area; weighting factor.