How Year Round School Effects the Family Vacation

ISBN-13: 9783836436045 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 188 str.

Margaret A. Peercy

Opis

Family vacations are a way of life for many families. Family vacations todayare changing due to the switch to a Year Round School (YRS) calendar andother changes within the family. The YRS calendar is being implemented in agreater number of schools around the United States each year. The change tothe YRS calendar could possibly affect family vacation habits and patterns inregards to the travel party, when travel takes place, travel destination, lengthof travel, whether travel is taking place or not, mode of transportation, andthe decision making process. The leisure travel industry is also becomingaware of the changes that are occurring to the family vacation in response tothe implementation of the YRS calendar. The industry and the family workingtogether, the best possible experience for family travel will be achieved. Thisstudy examines the changes in family vacation habits and patterns. Theanalysis should help answer the questions: What are the changes? What arethe changes in the decision making process? What recommendations couldbe given to the leisure travel industry? This book is addressed to professionalsand researchers in Hospitality and Tourism