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Gap Year Travel International
Market Report, July 2005, 445  €


Description

About this reportTravel & Tourism Analyst is a bimonthly newsletter providing an examination of the travel industry, sector by sector.
Each issue includes five objective and detailed studies on sectors and issues of interest and importance, across the international tourism industry.Transport - from air transport and car hire, to the cruise industry, rail and coach travelOutbound Markets - detailed profiles of the world's leading tourism origin countriesMarket Segments - key sectors of the travel and tourism industry, ie youth travelAccommodation, Leisure and Theme Parks - the performance of the hotel industry, resorts, timeshare, as well as developments in the attractions marketTravel Distribution and Technology - the travel trade worldwide, including the impact of new technology on travel distribution and marketingFinancial Services - ranging from tourism investment to paying for travelOccasional Studies - other significant issues, such as the role of tourism organisations and the impact of travel on the environment.


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Contents
 

 
Introduction
 

 
Executive Summary
 
Post-war roots
 
Gap activities influenced by student finances
 
Lower university drop-out rates
 
Australia increases length of working holiday visa
 
Three key markets: pre-university, career and pre-retirement gaps
 
High-value market
 
Strong independent market
 
Public and private sector recognise importance of gap year travel
 
Potential mergers and growth markets in Europe and the US
 
Definitions and Sources
 
Definitions
 
Sources
 
Abbreviations
 
History and Background
 

 
Market Influences
 
Introduction
 
University fees and loans
 
Attitudes towards a gap year
 
Competitive airfares
 
Low-cost airlines
 
Destinations
 
Technology
 
Market Profile
 
Overview
 
Pre-university gaps
 
Figure 1: Trend of deferred applicants at UK universities, 1995-2005
 
Figure 2: Trends in deferred accepted applicants, 1994-2004
 
Career gaps
 
Pre-retirement gaps
 
Market size and value
 
Figure 3: Number of trips and value of long-haul UK gap year travel
 
Figure 4: Gap trips and expenditure by type of gapper in the UK
 
Market Segmentation
 
Introduction
 
Work placements
 
General
 
Working holiday visas and programmes
 
Australia
 
Canada
 
Japan
 
New Zealand
 
UK
 
Types of work placements
 
Introduction
 
Figure 5: Work undertaken by travellers placed by GAP Australia, 2005
 
Camp counsellors
 
Boarding schools
 
Teaching placements
 
Employment in the ‘caring’ professions
 
Outdoor placements
 
Environmental projects
 
Volunteering
 
Introduction
 
Range of activities
 
Countries visited
 
Costs
 
Expeditions
 
Introduction
 
Range of activities
 
Countries visited
 
Types of organisation
 
Costs and fundraising
 
Courses
 
Introduction
 
Sports instruction: Flying Fish
 
Learning languages: CESA Languages Abroad
 
Cooking: Tante Marie
 
Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL): TEFL International
 
Independent travel
 
Overview
 
Student and budget air travel
 
Figure 6: Principal airlines in each airline alliance
 
Rail travel
 
Europe
 
Inter Rail
 
Figure 7: Inter Rail prices
 
Eurail Selectpass
 
Figure 8: Eurail Selectpass prices (for ten days of travel)
 
Other rail passes
 
North America
 
Australia
 
Asia and Japan
 
Bus travel
 
Europe
 
North America
 
Figure 9: Greyhound Bus Discovery Pass prices
 
Australia and New Zealand
 
Self-drive
 
Accommodation
 
Company Profiles
 
Introduction
 
Structured work placements
 
Introduction
 
BUNAC
 
Camp America
 
Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
 
STA Singapore
 
Travellers Worldwide
 
The Year in Industry
 
Volunteering
 
African Conservation Experience
 
Changing Worlds
 
Coral Cay Conservation Expeditions (CCC)
 
GAP Activity Projects Ltd (GAP)
 
Gap Challenge/World Challenge Expeditions
 
i-to-i
 
Outreach International
 
Project Trust
 
Student Partnerships Worldwide (SPW)
 
Teaching & Projects Abroad
 
The Leap Overseas Ltd
 
VentureCo
 
Expeditions
 
Introduction
 
BSES Expeditions
 
Frontier Conservation
 
Greenforce
 
Madventurer & Sportventurer
 
Quest Overseas
 
Raleigh International
 
Trekforce Expeditions
 
Wind Sand & Stars
 
Courses
 
Introduction
 
Flying Fish
 
CESA Languages Abroad
 
Tante Marie
 
TEFL International
 
Independent travel
 
Introduction
 
Trade organisations
 
International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC)
 
International Student Identity Card (ISIC)
 
International Student Surface Travel Association (ISSA)
 
Student Air Travel Association (SATA)
 
International Association for Student Insurance Services (IASIS)
 
International Association for Educational Work Exchange Programmes (IAEWEP)
 
Travel agents
 
The Internet
 
Distribution of Gap Year Products
 
Introduction
 
Conventions and exhibitions
 
Online forums and organisations
 
Government gap year campaigns
 
Outlook
 
Introduction
 
Changing market factors
 
Large operators move into the market
 
Travel technology
 
Growth to 2010
 
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