United Kingdom Day Visits Survey, 1994

The main aim of the <i>United Kingdom Day Visits Survey</i>, the <i>Great Britain Day Visits Survey</i> (GBDVS), and latterly the <i>England Leisure Visits Survey</i> (ELVS), is to measure the extent of participation in day visits, and to estimate the scale and value of visits taken. In particular the principal investigators are interested in the extent of participation in different kinds of day trips, how frequently particular types of trip are undertaken, and associated expenditure.<br>
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The survey also seeks to provide information on a number of other trip details, such as activities undertaken, areas visited, time spent at the main destination, modes of transport, distance travelled, number of people involved and the trip party composition. Respondents to the survey are generally asked to recall trips taken within the past two weeks.<br>
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The 1994 survey covered three main types of trip :<br>
<i>home-based trips</i> - trips made from home for leisure activities, which start and finish on the same day (i.e. do not include an overnight stay);<br>
<i>visits made from home on business</i> - day trips for business purposes for special or one-off purposes such as attending a conference for the day;<br>
<i>holiday-based trips</i> - day trips made from a holiday base in the UK, taken while staying away from home.