Young People and Tourism 1983

Development of special features in tourist conduct and
travel desires of young people as well as vacation with Jugendtourist.
Topics:
leisure interests;
right to annual vacation;
preferred structuring of annual vacation in time,
usual form of structuring holidays or vacation;
significance of factors on holiday or vacation planning;
preferred form of housing;
activities in vacation planning;
readiness for expenditure for domestic/foreign travel;
Travel desires:
vacation destination in the next three years;
preferred travel countries;
structure of ideal trip;
demands of brief trips at home and abroad, preferred travel partner;
frequency of weekend trips, travel motives;
associations with Jugendtourist;
attitude to age limit for Jugendtourist trips;
extent to which informed about the travel selection of Jugendtourist;
information activities regarding travel selection;
sources and level of information in the local organizations of the FDJ;
time of anticipated travel selection of Jugendtourist;
participation or interest in domestic and foreign trip of Jugendtourist;
attitude to the prices of Jugendtourist trips;
knowledge about the FDJ mass movement "My Native Country - GDR ";
knowledge about the conditions for the tourists badge,
personal acquisition of the badge;
firm travel programs;
demographic information;
partner - common residence, employment, income;
children;
highest school certificate, current activity,
occupational qualification, activity group, full employment;
monthly net earnings;
category of place of residence, number of residents;
place of residence and work;
district;
vacation travel 1983 - type, destination, duration,
time, countryside, structure, content;
planning, preparation of the vacation trip;
characteristics of personal influence on structuring vacation;
travel partner;
nicest travel impressions;
effects of vacation impressions and experiences;
assessment of trip costs;
communication evaluation of the trip;
use of youth hostels, frequency;
use of various opportunities for young people to obtain a
place in a youth hostel,
personal experiences in application, response to last application;
duration of stay in youth hostels, travel partner;
satisfaction with various conditions in youth homes;
opinions on house rules, on comfort, the structuring of stay in youth homes;
reading publications in the "Junge Welt" about youth tourism;
personal problems in connection with tourism;
possession of tourism objects;
motives for vacation trips;
preferred vacation scenery, travel destinations in the GDR, means of transport;
preferred vacation partner;
previous trips with Jugendtourist;
concepts of the ideal travel leader for group trips,
preferred sex, age, marital status;
current leisure time and other activities;
member of a youth brigade;
personal task in the FDJ peace contingent;
achievement assignment in learning and work collective;
the last trip with Jugendtourist;
Jugendtourist:
type of arranging, duration, season, travel partner, travel preparations,
preliminary discussions, expectations, assessment of travel program,
satisfaction, evaluation of the trip, nicest travel impressions;
actual travel leader of the Jugendtourist trip - sex, age, partner,
expression of characteristics, conduct;
communication about vacation experiences;
tourist activities in the FDJ collective.