Going into college and moving away from home, you mentally
start cutting away at the ties from your family life, being guided and told
what to do and now to make your own decisions. From then on it's a change from "Where
will mom and dad bring us this year?" to "Will I backpack alone or
with my friends?" as you being to independently travel, or so it used to
be.
From research undertaken by local tourism boards
internationally in 2015, the results indicate an increase in repeat visitors
with their families and certain business owners in destinations say they have
known certain families for years and now the kids they used to know are
bringing their kids. A driver for a coach trip company said "Parents bring
their grown up children on trips and when they reach their destinations, the
children will remember the trip and the possibility of them returning is higher
in the future, due to their parents input" Which indicates that the same
location would see the same people.
Todays generation are starting to appreciate the concept of
"Quality time" with siblings, parents and grandparents and aren't as
negative towards family holidays. Todays leading travel experts suggest that
there will be a growth in generational tourism and family holidays but with an
added educational twist, with our generation having a strong emphasis on
education, it is now holidays like a safari or camping or skiing holidays that
are strong winners for generational tourism.
What do you think? Will generational tourism be a target for
tourism of the future? Will solo travel among young people die down?
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