Preferences of Europeans towards tourism : Report

This Flash Eurobarometer was carried out at the request of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs by the TNS Political & Social network in the 28 Member States of the European Union, and in Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Moldova, between 22 and 28 January 2015. This wave is a follow-up to Flash Eurobarometer no. 392, conducted in January 2014. The survey was designed to explore a range of aspects regarding holidays in 2014 and 2015, in particular: respondents’ reasons for going on holiday in 2014 ; information sources and tools used to research and organise holidays ; respondents’ travel profiles, preferred destinations and holiday types ; satisfaction with various aspects of holidays in 2014 ; plans for holidays in 2015, including the potential impact of the current economic situation on these plans Where possible, results are compared with the last wave of the survey